diff --git a/Shorewall/Perl/prog.header b/Shorewall/Perl/prog.header
index afb84324b..c8ab86a94 100644
--- a/Shorewall/Perl/prog.header
+++ b/Shorewall/Perl/prog.header
@@ -1208,6 +1208,10 @@ run_it() {
     local options
     local version
 
+    export CONFDIR
+    export SHAREDIR
+    export VARDIR
+	
     script=$1
     shift
 
@@ -1233,7 +1237,7 @@ run_it() {
 	fi
     else
 	#
-	# 4.4.8 or later -- no exports required
+	# 4.4.8 or later -- no additional exports required
 	#
 	options='-'
 
@@ -1246,7 +1250,7 @@ run_it() {
 
 	[ -n "$RESTOREFILE" ] && options="${options} -R $RESTOREFILE"
     fi
-	
+
     $SHOREWALL_SHELL $script $options $@
 }
 
diff --git a/Shorewall/Perl/prog.header6 b/Shorewall/Perl/prog.header6
index ea99e2047..a725d10f2 100644
--- a/Shorewall/Perl/prog.header6
+++ b/Shorewall/Perl/prog.header6
@@ -1051,7 +1051,7 @@ get_script_version() { # $1 = script
  
     
 #
-# Do required exports or create the required option string and run the passed script using
+# Do required exports and create the required option string and run the passed script using
 # $SHOREWALL_SHELL
 #
 run_it() {
@@ -1059,6 +1059,10 @@ run_it() {
     local options
     local version
 
+    export CONFDIR
+    export SHAREDIR
+    export VARDIR
+	
     script=$1
     shift
 
@@ -1084,7 +1088,7 @@ run_it() {
 	fi
     else
 	#
-	# 4.4.8 or later -- no exports required
+	# 4.4.8 or later -- no additional exports required
 	#
 	options='-'
 
@@ -1097,7 +1101,7 @@ run_it() {
 
 	[ -n "$RESTOREFILE" ] && options="${options} -R $RESTOREFILE"
     fi
-	
+
     $SHOREWALL_SHELL $script $options $@
 }
 
diff --git a/Shorewall/lib.cli b/Shorewall/lib.cli
index 3ffd18721..b6a34850b 100644
--- a/Shorewall/lib.cli
+++ b/Shorewall/lib.cli
@@ -69,6 +69,10 @@ run_it() {
     local options
     local version
 
+    export CONFDIR
+    export SHAREDIR
+    export VARDIR
+	
     script=$1
     shift
 
@@ -94,7 +98,7 @@ run_it() {
 	fi
     else
 	#
-	# 4.4.8 or later -- no exports required
+	# 4.4.8 or later -- no additional exports required
 	#
 	options='-'
 
diff --git a/Shorewall6/lib.cli b/Shorewall6/lib.cli
index e4be09232..4c4e60820 100644
--- a/Shorewall6/lib.cli
+++ b/Shorewall6/lib.cli
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ get_script_version() { # $1 = script
 }
   
 #
-# Do required exports or create the required option string and run the passed script using
+# Do required exports and create the required option string and run the passed script using
 # $SHOREWALL_SHELL
 #
 run_it() {
@@ -69,6 +69,10 @@ run_it() {
     local options
     local version
 
+    export CONFDIR
+    export SHAREDIR
+    export VARDIR
+	
     script=$1
     shift
 
@@ -94,7 +98,7 @@ run_it() {
 	fi
     else
 	#
-	# 4.4.8 or later -- no exports required
+	# 4.4.8 or later -- no additional exports required
 	#
 	options='-'
 
@@ -107,7 +111,7 @@ run_it() {
 
 	[ -n "$RESTOREFILE" ] && options="${options} -R $RESTOREFILE"
     fi
-	
+
     $SHOREWALL_SHELL $script $options $@
 }