diff --git a/Shorewall/compiler b/Shorewall/compiler
index 787cce785..41606e14d 100755
--- a/Shorewall/compiler
+++ b/Shorewall/compiler
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ fatal_error() # $* = Error Message
 {    echo "   ERROR: $@" >&2
     [ -n "$TMP_DIR" ] && rm -rf $TMP_DIR
     [ -n "$OUTPUT" ] && rm -f $OUTPUT
+    kill $$
     exit 2
 }
 
diff --git a/Shorewall/releasenotes.txt b/Shorewall/releasenotes.txt
index e669ac26d..4ce15658b 100755
--- a/Shorewall/releasenotes.txt
+++ b/Shorewall/releasenotes.txt
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ New Features added in 3.1.4
    VERBOSITY=0 in shorewall.conf, then you will need to include -vvv in
    commands that display log records in order to have MACs displayed.
 
-3) Shorewall now implements the 'start' and 'restart' using a "compile and
+3) Shorewall now implements 'start' and 'restart' using a "compile and
    go" approach. See the details under the first new feature below.
 
 4) The "-p" option to the 'compile' command is gone. Generation of a