diff --git a/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Chains.pm b/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Chains.pm
index c1582a3b6..cdee939e1 100644
--- a/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Chains.pm
+++ b/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Chains.pm
@@ -1788,7 +1788,7 @@ sub notrack_chain( $ )
 # Load Chain for a provider
 #
 sub load_chain( $ ) {
-    '~' . chain_base( $_[0] );
+    '~' . $_[0];
 }
 
 #