diff --git a/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Compiler.pm b/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Compiler.pm
index 0a0e3ab3d..90b6cb8d3 100644
--- a/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Compiler.pm
+++ b/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Compiler.pm
@@ -597,6 +597,7 @@ sub compiler {
     require_capability( 'MANGLE_ENABLED'  , 'Traffic Shaping' , 's'      )  if $config{TC_ENABLED};
 
     if ( $objectfile ) {
+	set_command( 'compile', 'Compiling', 'Compiled' );
 	create_temp_object( $objectfile , $export );
     } else {
 	set_command( 'check', 'Checking', 'Checked' );
diff --git a/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Config.pm b/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Config.pm
index 2c5366741..a7815f42d 100644
--- a/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Config.pm
+++ b/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Config.pm
@@ -303,9 +303,7 @@ sub initialize( $ ) {
 	( $product, $Product, $toolname, $toolNAME ) = qw( shorewall6 Shorewall6 ip6tables IP6TABLES );
     }
 
-    ( $command, $doing, $done ) = qw/compile Compiling Compiled/; #describe the current command, it's present progressive, and it's completion.
-
-    $verbosity = 0;            # Verbosity setting. 0 = almost silent, 1 = major progress messages only, 2 = all progress messages (very noisy)
+    $verbosity = 0;            # Verbosity setting. -1 = silent, 0 = almost silent, 1 = major progress messages only, 2 = all progress messages (very noisy)
     $log = undef;              # File reference for log file
     $log_verbosity = -1;       # Verbosity of log.
     $timestamp = '';           # If true, we are to timestamp each progress message