diff --git a/Shorewall/firewall b/Shorewall/firewall
index 0f23018ff..cdd6fac75 100755
--- a/Shorewall/firewall
+++ b/Shorewall/firewall
@@ -3822,12 +3822,13 @@ refresh_tc() {
         done < $TMP_DIR/tcrules
     else
 	setup_tc1
+    fi
 
-	f=$(find_file tcstart)
+    f=$(find_file tcstart)
 
-	if [ -x &f ]; then
-	    eval $f
-	fi
+    if [ -x $f ]; then
+	export CONFIG_PATH
+	eval $f
     fi
 
 }
diff --git a/Shorewall/releasenotes.txt b/Shorewall/releasenotes.txt
index 13ca74779..4da9ea452 100755
--- a/Shorewall/releasenotes.txt
+++ b/Shorewall/releasenotes.txt
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ Problems Corrected in 2.5.7:
    ADMINISABSENTMINDED=Yes. That traffic is now enabled independent of
    the setting of ADMINISABSENTMINDED.
 
+2) The "shorewall refresh" command was clearing traffic shaping but not
+   reconfiguring it.
+
 Problems Corrected in 2.5.6:
 
 1)  The following fatal error could occur at startup:
diff --git a/Shorewall/tcstart b/Shorewall/tcstart
index a06df7d5e..46beaa89a 100755
--- a/Shorewall/tcstart
+++ b/Shorewall/tcstart
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 # (c) 2005 Arne Bernin <arne@ucbering.de>
 # published under GPL Version 2
 
-if [ -z "$COMMAND" ]; then
+if [ "$SHOREWALL_LIBRARY" != Loaded ]; then
 	SHOREWALL_DIR=.
 	SHARED_DIR=/usr/share/shorewall
 	FUNCTIONS=$SHARED_DIR/functions
@@ -12,22 +12,22 @@ if [ -z "$COMMAND" ]; then
 	. $FUNCTIONS
 
 	ensure_and_save_command()
-	{ 
-	    if ! eval $* ; then
-		[ -n "$TMP_DIR" ] && rm -rf $TMP_DIR
-		exit 2
-	    fi
+	{
+		if ! eval $* ; then
+			[ -n "$TMP_DIR" ] && rm -rf $TMP_DIR
+			exit 2
+		fi
 	}
 
 	run_and_save_command() { eval $*; }
 
 	save_progress_message() { echo $@; }
 
-	fatal_error() 
-	{ 
-	    echo "   ERROR: $@" >&2
-	    [ -n "$TMP_DIR" ] && rm -rf $TMP_DIR
-	    exit 2
+	fatal_error()
+	{
+		echo "   ERROR: $@" >&2
+		[ -n "$TMP_DIR" ] && rm -rf $TMP_DIR
+		exit 2
 	}
 
 	TMP_DIR=
@@ -99,17 +99,17 @@ setup_traffic_shaping()
 				;;
 				*)
 				echo $1
-				return 1		
+				return 1
 				;;
 			esac
     		done
 		return 0
-	}	
+	}
 
 	get_defmark_for_dev() {
 		local searchdev searchmark device ceil prio options
 		searchdev=$1
-	
+
 	        while read device mark rate ceil prio options; do
 		expandv device mark rate ceil prio options
 		options=$(separate_list $options | tr '[A-Z]' '[a-z]')
@@ -132,14 +132,14 @@ setup_traffic_shaping()
 	        while read device inband outband; do
 		    	expandv device inband outband
        	    		tcdev="$device $inband $outband"
-	    		check_defmark_for_dev $device || fatal_error "Option default is not defined for any class in tcclasses for interface $device" 
+	    		check_defmark_for_dev $device || fatal_error "Option default is not defined for any class in tcclasses for interface $device"
             		case $interface in
                         	*:*|+)
                                		fatal_error "Invalid Interface Name: $interface"
                                		;;
-			esac 
+			esac
             		list_search $device $devices && fatal_error "Interface $device is defined more than once in tcdevices"
-            		tc_all_devices="$tc_all_devices $device"  	          
+            		tc_all_devices="$tc_all_devices $device"
            	done < $TMP_DIR/tcdevices
 	}
 
@@ -156,11 +156,11 @@ setup_traffic_shaping()
 				list_search "$device-$opt" $allopts && fatal_error "option $opt already defined in a chain for interface $device in tcclasses"
 				allopts="$allopts $device-$opt"
 			done
-			wrongopt=$(check_tcclasses_options $options) || fatal_error "unknown option $wrongopt for class iface $device mark $mark in tcclasses file" 
+			wrongopt=$(check_tcclasses_options $options) || fatal_error "unknown option $wrongopt for class iface $device mark $mark in tcclasses file"
 			if [ -z "$ratew" ] ; then
 	    			fatal_error "device $device seems not to be configured in tcdevices"
-	    		fi	   
-	    		list_search "$device-$mark" $classlist && fatal_error "Mark $mark for interface $device defined more than once in tcclasses" 
+	    		fi
+	    		list_search "$device-$mark" $classlist && fatal_error "Mark $mark for interface $device defined more than once in tcclasses"
 	    		classlist="$classlist $device-$mark"
          		done < $TMP_DIR/tcclasses
 	}
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ setup_traffic_shaping()
 		run_and_save_command qt tc qdisc del dev $device root
 		run_and_save_command qt tc qdisc del dev $device ingress
 		ensure_and_save_command tc qdisc add dev $device root handle 1: htb default 1$defmark
-		ensure_and_save_command tc class add dev $device parent 1: classid 1:1 htb rate $outband 
+		ensure_and_save_command tc class add dev $device parent 1: classid 1:1 htb rate $outband
 		ensure_and_save_command tc qdisc add dev $device handle ffff: ingress
 		ensure_and_save_command tc filter add dev $device parent ffff: protocol ip prio 50 u32 match ip src 0.0.0.0/0 police rate ${inband} burst 10k drop flowid :1
 	}
@@ -186,11 +186,11 @@ setup_traffic_shaping()
 		if [ -z "$prio" ] ; then
 			prio=1
 		fi
-		
+
 		case $rate in
 			*full*)
 				rate=$(echo $rate | sed -e "s/full/$full/")
-				rate="$(($rate))kbit"	
+				rate="$(($rate))kbit"
 				;;
 		esac
 
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ setup_traffic_shaping()
                 		ceil="$(($ceil))kbit"
 				;;
 		esac
-	
+
 		ensure_and_save_command tc class add dev $device parent 1:1 classid 1:1$mark htb rate $rate ceil $ceil prio $prio quantum $(calculate_quantum $rate)
 		ensure_and_save_command tc qdisc add dev $device parent 1:1$mark handle 1$mark: sfq perturb 10
 		# add filters
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ setup_traffic_shaping()
 	    		expandv device inband outband defmark ackmark
             		tcdev="$device $inband $outband"
 	   		add_root_tc
-			progress_message "   TC Device $tcdev Added." 
+			progress_message "   TC Device $tcdev Added."
       		done < $TMP_DIR/tcdevices
 	fi
 
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ setup_traffic_shaping()
             		tcdev="$device $mark $rate $ceil $prio $options"
 			options=$(separate_list $options | tr '[A-Z]' '[a-z]')
 	    		add_tc_class
-			progress_message "   TC Class \"$tcdev\" Added." 
+			progress_message "   TC Class \"$tcdev\" Added."
       			done < $TMP_DIR/tcclasses
 	fi