diff --git a/Shorewall-common/changelog.txt b/Shorewall-common/changelog.txt
index d506d7efd..ddd63038a 100644
--- a/Shorewall-common/changelog.txt
+++ b/Shorewall-common/changelog.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+Changes in 4.2.0-RC2
+
+1) Don't clear 'balance' when 'loose' and USE_DEFAULT_RT.
+
 Changes in 4.2.0-RC1
 
 1) Add NONAT option to entries in /etc/shorewall/masq.
diff --git a/Shorewall-common/releasenotes.txt b/Shorewall-common/releasenotes.txt
index 753e6cb4e..417949dbb 100644
--- a/Shorewall-common/releasenotes.txt
+++ b/Shorewall-common/releasenotes.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-Shorewall 4.2.0 RC 1.
+Shorewall 4.2.0 RC 2.
 
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
                R E L E A S E  4 . 2  H I G H L I G H T S
@@ -78,16 +78,16 @@ Migration Issues.
 7)  DYNAMIC_ZONES=Yes is no longer supported by Shorewall-perl. Use
     ipset-based zones instead.
 
-Problems corrected in Shorewall 4.2.0 RC 1.
+Problems corrected in Shorewall 4.2.0 RC 2.
+
+1)  Shorewall-perl was incorrectly ignoring the 'balance' option in
+    /etc/shorewall/providers when 'loose' was specified after 'balance'
+    and USE_DEFAULT_RT=Yes in shorewall.conf. 
+
+Other Changes in Shoreall 4.2.0 RC 2
 
 None.
 
-Other Changes in Shoreall 4.2.0 RC 1
-
-1)  If 'NONAT' is specified in the ADDRESS column of an entry in 
-    /etc/shorewall/masq, then traffic matching that entry is not
-    passed to the entries that follow.
-
 New Features in Shorewall 4.2.
 
 1)  Shorewall 4.2 contains support for multiple Internet providers
@@ -935,3 +935,8 @@ New Features in Shorewall 4.2.
 46) A macro supporting RNDC (BIND remote management protocol) traffic
     has been added.  It can be used as any other macro (e.g., RNDC/ACCEPT)
     in the rules file.
+
+47) If 'NONAT' is specified in the ADDRESS column of an entry in 
+    /etc/shorewall/masq, then traffic matching that entry is not
+    passed to the entries that follow.
+
diff --git a/Shorewall-perl/Shorewall/Providers.pm b/Shorewall-perl/Shorewall/Providers.pm
index 35bacfc47..6db8548ba 100644
--- a/Shorewall-perl/Shorewall/Providers.pm
+++ b/Shorewall-perl/Shorewall/Providers.pm
@@ -279,7 +279,6 @@ sub add_a_provider( $$$$$$$$ ) {
 		$balance = 1;
 	    } elsif ( $option eq 'loose' ) {
 		$loose   = 1;
-		$balance = 0 if $config{USE_DEFAULT_RT};
 	    } elsif ( $option eq 'optional' ) {
 		set_interface_option $interface, 'optional', 1;
 		$optional = 1;