diff --git a/Shorewall/Perl/lib.core b/Shorewall/Perl/lib.core
index 670f68960..d09ff3ade 100644
--- a/Shorewall/Perl/lib.core
+++ b/Shorewall/Perl/lib.core
@@ -532,7 +532,7 @@ debug_restore_input() {
 		eval $g_tool -t $table $first $second $rest
 
 		if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
-		    error_message "ERROR: Command \"$g_tool $first $second $rest\" Failed"
+		    error_message "ERROR: Command \"$g_tool -t $table $first $second $rest\" Failed"
 		    stop_firewall
 		    exit 2
 		fi