diff --git a/Shorewall6/action.A_AllowICMPs b/Shorewall6/action.A_AllowICMPs
index 6091d6956..8d3f19769 100644
--- a/Shorewall6/action.A_AllowICMPs
+++ b/Shorewall6/action.A_AllowICMPs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #	This action A_ACCEPTs needed ICMP types
 #
 ###############################################################################
+?format 2
 #TARGET		SOURCE		DEST	PROTO		DEST
 #							PORT(S)
 ?comment Needed ICMP types (RFC4890)
diff --git a/Shorewall6/action.A_Drop b/Shorewall6/action.A_Drop
index 09c1d1ec2..7e0a17a8b 100644
--- a/Shorewall6/action.A_Drop
+++ b/Shorewall6/action.A_Drop
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 # IF YOU ARE HAVING CONNECTION PROBLEMS, CHANGING THIS FILE WON'T HELP!!!!!!!!!
 #
 ###############################################################################
+?format 2
 #TARGET			SOURCE	DEST	PROTO	DPORT	SPORT
 #
 # Reject 'auth'
diff --git a/Shorewall6/action.A_Reject b/Shorewall6/action.A_Reject
index ad70cd307..70bb8426e 100644
--- a/Shorewall6/action.A_Reject
+++ b/Shorewall6/action.A_Reject
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #
 # IF YOU ARE HAVING CONNECTION PROBLEMS, CHANGING THIS FILE WON'T HELP!!!!!!!!!
 ###############################################################################
+?format 2
 #TARGET			SOURCE	DEST	PROTO
 #
 # Don't log 'auth' -- REJECT