diff --git a/Shorewall-common/changelog.txt b/Shorewall-common/changelog.txt
index 4acb1645d..a558559f1 100644
--- a/Shorewall-common/changelog.txt
+++ b/Shorewall-common/changelog.txt
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ Changes in 4.2.0-Beta3
 
 1)  Fix ip_forwarding vs the 'restore' command.
 
+2)  Don't assume -f in /etc/init.d/shorewall-lite
+
 Changes in 4.2.0-Beta2
 
 1)  Only issue a warning on RFC 1918 violation.
diff --git a/Shorewall-common/releasenotes.txt b/Shorewall-common/releasenotes.txt
index 0e230a1c9..c3b757b18 100644
--- a/Shorewall-common/releasenotes.txt
+++ b/Shorewall-common/releasenotes.txt
@@ -88,7 +88,9 @@ Problems corrected in Shorewall-perl-4.2.0 Beta3.
 
 Other Changes in Shoreall 4.2.0 Beta 3.
 
-None.
+1)  Beginning with Shorewall 4.0.0, the -f option was no longer the
+    default for '/etc/init.d/shorewall start'. Beginning with 4.0.13
+    and 4.2.0-Beta3, this is also true for Shoreawall-lite.
 
 New Features in Shorewall 4.2.
 
diff --git a/Shorewall-lite/init.sh b/Shorewall-lite/init.sh
index d67f5f1ac..60e53e5b7 100755
--- a/Shorewall-lite/init.sh
+++ b/Shorewall-lite/init.sh
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ usage() {
 ################################################################################
 # Get startup options (override default)
 ################################################################################
-OPTIONS="-f"
+OPTIONS=
 if [ -f /etc/sysconfig/shorewall ]; then
     . /etc/sysconfig/shorewall
 elif [ -f /etc/default/shorewall ] ; then