diff --git a/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Compiler.pm b/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Compiler.pm
index a15ffccbf..b24b5c6e0 100644
--- a/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Compiler.pm
+++ b/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Compiler.pm
@@ -361,11 +361,11 @@ sub generate_script_3($) {
 		   '',
 		   'case $IPSET in',
 		   '    */*)',
-		   '        [ -x "$IPSET" ] || fatal_error "IPSET=$IPSET does not exist or is not executable"',
+		   '        [ -x "$IPSET" ] || startup_error "IPSET=$IPSET does not exist or is not executable"',
 		   '        ;;',
 		   '    *)',
 		   '        IPSET="$(mywhich $IPSET)"',
-		   '        [ -n "$IPSET" ] || fatal_error "The ipset utility cannot be located"' ,
+		   '        [ -n "$IPSET" ] || startup_error "The ipset utility cannot be located"' ,
 		   '        ;;',
 		   'esac',
 		   '',
@@ -375,11 +375,15 @@ sub generate_script_3($) {
 		   '        $IPSET -X' ,
 		   '        $IPSET -R < ${VARDIR}/ipsets.save' ,
 		   '    fi' ,
-		   'elif [ "$COMMAND" = restart ]; then' ,
-		   '    if [ -f $(my_pathname)-ipsets ] && ! chain_exists shorewall; then' ,
-		   '        $IPSET -F' ,
-		   '        $IPSET -X' ,
-		   '        $IPSET -R < $(my_pathname)-ipsets' ,
+		   'elif [ "$COMMAND" = restore ]; then' ,
+		   '    if [ -f $(my_pathname)-ipsets ]; then' ,
+		   '        if chain_exists shorewall; then' ,
+		   '            startup_error "Cannot restore $(my_pathname)-ipsets with Shorewall running"' ,
+		   '        else' ,
+		   '            $IPSET -F' ,
+		   '            $IPSET -X' ,
+		   '            $IPSET -R < $(my_pathname)-ipsets' ,
+		   '        fi' ,
 		   '    fi' ,
 		 );