diff --git a/STABLE2/changelog.txt b/STABLE2/changelog.txt
index bae24020a..138bfe578 100644
--- a/STABLE2/changelog.txt
+++ b/STABLE2/changelog.txt
@@ -105,3 +105,5 @@ Changes in 2.0.14
 1)  Log drops due to policy rate limiting.
 
 2)  Fix typo in interfaces file.
+
+3)  Eliminate "bad variable" errors during stop/clear.
diff --git a/STABLE2/firewall b/STABLE2/firewall
index 32fbd5634..96cb42329 100755
--- a/STABLE2/firewall
+++ b/STABLE2/firewall
@@ -1226,7 +1226,7 @@ setup_forwarding() {
 # Disable IPV6
 #
 disable_ipv6() {
-    local foo=$(ip -f inet6 addr ls 2> /dev/null)
+    local foo="$(ip -f inet6 addr ls 2> /dev/null)"
 
     if [ -n "$foo" ]; then
 	if qt which ip6tables; then
@@ -1241,7 +1241,7 @@ disable_ipv6() {
 }
 
 disable_ipv6_1() {
-    local foo=$(ip -f inet6 addr ls 2> /dev/null)
+    local foo="$(ip -f inet6 addr ls 2> /dev/null)"
 
     if [ -n "$foo" ]; then
 	if qt which ip6tables; then
diff --git a/STABLE2/releasenotes.txt b/STABLE2/releasenotes.txt
index df44b51f8..4c175c007 100644
--- a/STABLE2/releasenotes.txt
+++ b/STABLE2/releasenotes.txt
@@ -259,3 +259,6 @@ New Features in 2.0.14
 Problems corrected in 2.0.14
 
 1)  A typo in the /etc/shorewall/interfaces file has been fixed.
+
+2)  "bad variable" error messages occurring during "shorewall stop" and
+    "shorewall clear" have been eliminated.