diff --git a/Shorewall/configfiles/notrack b/Shorewall/configfiles/notrack
index 9ae4915c3..9f3b5a171 100644
--- a/Shorewall/configfiles/notrack
+++ b/Shorewall/configfiles/notrack
@@ -4,5 +4,6 @@
 # For information about entries in this file, type "man shorewall-notrack"
 #
 #####################################################################################
-#SOURCE		DESTINATION	PROTO	DEST		SOURCE	USER/
-#					PORT(S)		PORT(S)	GROUP
+FORMAT 2
+#ACTION		SOURCE		DESTINATION	PROTO	DEST		SOURCE	USER/
+#							PORT(S)		PORT(S)	GROUP
diff --git a/Shorewall6/configfiles/notrack b/Shorewall6/configfiles/notrack
index 9ae4915c3..9f3b5a171 100644
--- a/Shorewall6/configfiles/notrack
+++ b/Shorewall6/configfiles/notrack
@@ -4,5 +4,6 @@
 # For information about entries in this file, type "man shorewall-notrack"
 #
 #####################################################################################
-#SOURCE		DESTINATION	PROTO	DEST		SOURCE	USER/
-#					PORT(S)		PORT(S)	GROUP
+FORMAT 2
+#ACTION		SOURCE		DESTINATION	PROTO	DEST		SOURCE	USER/
+#							PORT(S)		PORT(S)	GROUP