diff --git a/Shorewall-perl/Shorewall/Providers.pm b/Shorewall-perl/Shorewall/Providers.pm
index 714e6795a..a473fb4c3 100644
--- a/Shorewall-perl/Shorewall/Providers.pm
+++ b/Shorewall-perl/Shorewall/Providers.pm
@@ -457,10 +457,10 @@ sub add_a_provider( $$$$$$$$ ) {
     emit 'else';
 
     if ( $optional ) {
-	emit ( "    error_message \"WARNING: Interface $interface is not configured -- Provider $table ($number) not Added\"",
+	emit ( "    error_message \"WARNING: Interface $interface is not usable -- Provider $table ($number) not Added\"",
 	       "    ${base}_IS_UP=" );
     } else {
-	emit( "    fatal_error \"Interface $interface is not configured -- Provider $table ($number) Cannot be Added\"" );
+	emit( "    fatal_error \"Interface $interface is not usable -- Provider $table ($number) Cannot be Added\"" );
     }
 
     emit "fi\n";
@@ -632,9 +632,15 @@ sub setup_providers() {
 	    emit  ( "    qt ip -$family route del default table " . MAIN_TABLE ) if $config{USE_DEFAULT_RT};
 	    emit  ( "    progress_message \"Default route '\$(echo \$DEFAULT_ROUTE | sed 's/\$\\s*//')' Added\"",
 		    'else',
-		    '    error_message "WARNING: No Default route added (all \'balance\' providers are down)"',
-		    '    restore_default_route',
-		    'fi',
+		    '    error_message "WARNING: No Default route added (all \'balance\' providers are down)"' );
+
+	    if ( $config{RESTORE_DEFAULT_ROUTE} ) {
+		emit '    restore_default_route && error_message "NOTICE: Default route restored"'
+	    } else {
+		emit qq(    qt ip -$family route del default table $table && error_message "WARNING: Default route deleted from table $table");
+	    }
+
+	    emit(   'fi',
 		    '' );
 	} else {
 	    emit ( '#',
diff --git a/Shorewall-perl/prog.header b/Shorewall-perl/prog.header
index b03f9ff02..2815a00c5 100644
--- a/Shorewall-perl/prog.header
+++ b/Shorewall-perl/prog.header
@@ -936,6 +936,8 @@ restore_default_route() {
 	local default_route
 	default_route=
 	local route
+	local result
+	result=1
 
 	while read route ; do
 	    case $route in
@@ -951,6 +953,7 @@ restore_default_route() {
 				;;
 			    *)
 				qt ip -4 route replace $default_route && \
+				    result=0 && \
 				    progress_message "Default Route (${default_route# }) restored"
 				;;
 			esac
@@ -968,6 +971,8 @@ restore_default_route() {
 
 	rm -f ${VARDIR}/default_route
     fi
+
+    return $result
 }
 
 #
diff --git a/Shorewall-perl/prog.header6 b/Shorewall-perl/prog.header6
index 2b7db4db6..d9e02c760 100644
--- a/Shorewall-perl/prog.header6
+++ b/Shorewall-perl/prog.header6
@@ -856,6 +856,8 @@ restore_default_route() {
 	local default_route
 	default_route=
 	local route
+	local result
+	result=1
 
 	while read route ; do
 	    case $route in
@@ -871,6 +873,7 @@ restore_default_route() {
 				;;
 			    *)
 				qt ip -6 route replace $default_route && \
+				    result=0 && \
 				    progress_message "Default Route (${default_route# }) restored"
 				;;
 			esac
@@ -888,6 +891,8 @@ restore_default_route() {
 
 	rm -f ${VARDIR}/default_route
     fi
+
+    return $result
 }
 
 #