diff --git a/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Providers.pm b/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Providers.pm
index f7b55be2b..049875686 100644
--- a/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Providers.pm
+++ b/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Providers.pm
@@ -501,9 +501,9 @@ sub add_a_provider( ) {
 
     if ( $optional ) {
 	if ( $shared ) {
-	    emit ( "    error_message \"WARNING: Interface $interface is not usable -- Provider $table ($number) not Added\"" );
-	} else {
 	    emit ( "    error_message \"WARNING: Gateway $gateway is not reachable -- Provider $table ($number) not Added\"" );
+	} else {
+	    emit ( "    error_message \"WARNING: Interface $interface is not usable -- Provider $table ($number) not Added\"" );
 	}
     } else {
 	if ( $shared ) {
@@ -788,7 +788,7 @@ sub lookup_provider( $ ) {
 }
 
 #
-# This function is called by the compiler when it is generating the initialize() function.
+# This function is called by the compiler when it is generating the detect_configuration() function.
 # The function emits code to set the ..._IS_USABLE interface variables appropriately for the
 # optional interfaces
 #
diff --git a/Shorewall/changelog.txt b/Shorewall/changelog.txt
index b2c570428..732b8337b 100644
--- a/Shorewall/changelog.txt
+++ b/Shorewall/changelog.txt
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@ Changes in Shorewall 4.4.3
 
 11)  Fix IPv6 address parsing bug.
 
+12)  Add hack to work around iproute IPv6 bug in route handling
+
+13)  Correct messages issued when an optional provider is not usable.
+
 Changes in Shorewall 4.4.2
 
 1)  BUGFIX: Correct detection of Persistent SNAT support
diff --git a/Shorewall/releasenotes.txt b/Shorewall/releasenotes.txt
index b8aa7a9fd..0ded94307 100644
--- a/Shorewall/releasenotes.txt
+++ b/Shorewall/releasenotes.txt
@@ -192,11 +192,21 @@ Shorewall 4.4.3
 
 4)  Nested zones where the parent zone was defined by a wilecard
     interface (name ends with +) in /etc/shorewall/interfaces did
-    not work correctly in all cases.
+    not work correctly in some cases.
 
 5)  IPv4 addresses embedded in IPv6 (e.g., ::192.168.1.5) were
     incorrectly reported as invalid.
 
+6)  The messages issued when an optional provider was not usable were
+    confusing; the message intended to be issued when the provider
+    shared an interface (WARNING: Gateway <gateway> is not reachable --
+    Provider <name> (<number>) not Added) was being issued when the
+    provider did not share an interface. Similarly, the message
+    intended to be issued when the provider did not share an interface
+    (WARNING: Interface <interface> is not usable -- Provider <name>
+    (<number>) not Added) was being issued when the provider did share
+    an interface.
+
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