diff --git a/Shorewall-perl/Shorewall/Accounting.pm b/Shorewall-perl/Shorewall/Accounting.pm
index 7dc95d8a3..4b4b8cf6b 100644
--- a/Shorewall-perl/Shorewall/Accounting.pm
+++ b/Shorewall-perl/Shorewall/Accounting.pm
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ sub setup_accounting() {
 
     my $fn = open_file 'accounting';
 
-    first_entry "$doing $fn..." if $fn;
+    first_entry "$doing $fn...";
 
     while ( read_a_line ) {
 
diff --git a/Shorewall-perl/Shorewall/Nat.pm b/Shorewall-perl/Shorewall/Nat.pm
index eae672343..c0cfa1f5e 100644
--- a/Shorewall-perl/Shorewall/Nat.pm
+++ b/Shorewall-perl/Shorewall/Nat.pm
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ sub setup_masq()
 {
     my $fn = open_file 'masq';
 
-    first_entry( sub { progress_message2 "$doing $fn..."; require_capability 'NAT_ENABLED' , 'a non-empty masq file' , 's'; } ) if $fn;
+    first_entry( sub { progress_message2 "$doing $fn..."; require_capability 'NAT_ENABLED' , 'a non-empty masq file' , 's'; } );
     
     while ( read_a_line ) {
 
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ sub setup_nat() {
 
     my $fn = open_file 'nat';
 
-    first_entry( sub { progress_message2 "$doing $fn..."; require_capability 'NAT_ENABLED' , 'a non-empty nat file' , 's'; } ) if $fn;
+    first_entry( sub { progress_message2 "$doing $fn..."; require_capability 'NAT_ENABLED' , 'a non-empty nat file' , 's'; } );
     
     while ( read_a_line ) {
 
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ sub setup_netmap() {
 
     my $fn = open_file 'netmap';
 
-    first_entry( sub { progress_message2 "$doing $fn..."; require_capability 'NAT_ENABLED' , 'a non-empty netmap file' , 's'; } ) if $fn;
+    first_entry( sub { progress_message2 "$doing $fn..."; require_capability 'NAT_ENABLED' , 'a non-empty netmap file' , 's'; } );
 
     while ( read_a_line ) {
 
diff --git a/Shorewall-perl/Shorewall/Rules.pm b/Shorewall-perl/Shorewall/Rules.pm
index f58a66bc7..a34d5d614 100644
--- a/Shorewall-perl/Shorewall/Rules.pm
+++ b/Shorewall-perl/Shorewall/Rules.pm
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ sub setup_rfc1918_filteration( $ ) {
 
     my $fn = open_file 'rfc1918';
 
-    first_entry "$doing $fn..." if $fn;
+    first_entry "$doing $fn...";
 
     while ( read_a_line ) {
 
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ sub process_criticalhosts() {
 
     my $fn = open_file 'routestopped';
 
-    first_entry "$doing $fn for critical hosts..." if $fn;
+    first_entry "$doing $fn for critical hosts...";
 
     while ( read_a_line ) {
 
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ sub process_routestopped() {
 
     my $fn = open_file 'routestopped';
 
-    first_entry "$doing $fn..." if $fn;
+    first_entry "$doing $fn...";
 
     while ( read_a_line ) {
 
@@ -702,7 +702,7 @@ sub setup_mac_lists( $ ) {
 
 	my $fn = open_file 'maclist';
 
-	first_entry "$doing $fn..." if $fn;
+	first_entry "$doing $fn...";
 
 	while ( read_a_line ) {
 
@@ -1349,7 +1349,7 @@ sub process_rules() {
 
     my $fn = open_file 'rules';
 
-    first_entry "$doing $fn..." if $fn;
+    first_entry "$doing $fn...";
 
     while ( read_a_line ) {
 
diff --git a/Shorewall-perl/Shorewall/Tunnels.pm b/Shorewall-perl/Shorewall/Tunnels.pm
index 7d736a4de..0ca265741 100644
--- a/Shorewall-perl/Shorewall/Tunnels.pm
+++ b/Shorewall-perl/Shorewall/Tunnels.pm
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ sub setup_tunnels() {
     #
     my $fn = open_file 'tunnels';
 
-    first_entry "$doing $fn..." if $fn;
+    first_entry "$doing $fn...";
 
     while ( read_a_line ) {