diff --git a/Shorewall-init/ifupdown.sh b/Shorewall-init/ifupdown.sh
index 8d832bf56..1f243e198 100644
--- a/Shorewall-init/ifupdown.sh
+++ b/Shorewall-init/ifupdown.sh
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ for PRODUCT in $PRODUCTS; do
     VARDIR=/var/lib/$PRODUCT
     [ -f /etc/$PRODUCT/vardir ] && . /etc/$PRODUCT/vardir
     if [ -x $VARDIR/firewall ]; then
-	$VARDIR/firewall -V0 $COMMAND $IFACE
+	/sbin/$PRODUCT -v0 $COMMAND $IFACE
     fi
 done
 
diff --git a/Shorewall-lite/shorewall-lite b/Shorewall-lite/shorewall-lite
index a63e29217..97cbe9e55 100755
--- a/Shorewall-lite/shorewall-lite
+++ b/Shorewall-lite/shorewall-lite
@@ -631,7 +631,14 @@ case "$COMMAND" in
     stop|clear)
 	[ $# -ne 1 ] && usage 1
 	verify_firewall_script
+	[ -n "$nolock" ] || mutex_on
 	run_it $g_firewall $debugging $nolock $COMMAND
+	[ -n "$nolock" ] || mutex_off
+	;;
+    up|down)
+	[ -n "$nolock" ] || mutex_on
+	run_it $g_firewall $debugging $nolock $COMMAND
+	[ -n "$nolock" ] || mutex_off
 	;;
     reset)
 	verify_firewall_script
diff --git a/Shorewall/shorewall b/Shorewall/shorewall
index bab9a9bc4..b6c80ed76 100755
--- a/Shorewall/shorewall
+++ b/Shorewall/shorewall
@@ -1635,6 +1635,12 @@ case "$COMMAND" in
 	run_it $g_firewall $g_debugging $nolock $COMMAND
 	mutex_off
 	;;
+    up|down)
+	[ -x $g_firewall ] || fatal_error "Shorewall has never been started"
+	mutex_on
+	run_it $g_firewall $g_debugging $nolock $@
+	mutex_off
+	;;	
     reset)
 	get_config
 	shift
diff --git a/Shorewall6-lite/shorewall6-lite b/Shorewall6-lite/shorewall6-lite
index 89a36c505..7e123cac7 100755
--- a/Shorewall6-lite/shorewall6-lite
+++ b/Shorewall6-lite/shorewall6-lite
@@ -615,7 +615,14 @@ case "$COMMAND" in
     stop|reset|clear)
 	[ $# -ne 1 ] && usage 1
 	verify_firewall_script
+	[ -n "$nolock" ] || mutex_on
 	run_it $g_firewall $debugging $nolock $COMMAND
+	[ -n "$nolock" ] || mutex_off
+	;;
+    up|down)
+	[ -n "$nolock" ] || mutex_on
+	run_it $g_firewall $debugging $nolock $@
+	[ -n "$nolock" ] || mutex_off
 	;;
     restart)
 	shift
diff --git a/Shorewall6/shorewall6 b/Shorewall6/shorewall6
index c1f3e23a4..0dc423115 100755
--- a/Shorewall6/shorewall6
+++ b/Shorewall6/shorewall6
@@ -1548,6 +1548,11 @@ case "$COMMAND" in
 	run_it $g_firewall $g_debugging $nolock $COMMAND
 	mutex_off
 	;;
+    up|down)
+	mutex_on
+	run_it $g_firewall $g_debugging $nolock $@
+	mutex_off
+	;;
     reset)
 	get_config
 	shift