diff --git a/Shorewall-lite/init.debian.sh b/Shorewall-lite/init.debian.sh
index ee7dd4a15..286ff686d 100755
--- a/Shorewall-lite/init.debian.sh
+++ b/Shorewall-lite/init.debian.sh
@@ -92,10 +92,11 @@ shorewall_start () {
 
 # stop the firewall
 shorewall_stop () {
-  echo -n "Stopping \"Shorewall firewall\": "
   if [ "$SAFESTOP" = 1 ]; then
+      echo -n "Stopping \"Shorewall Lite firewall\": "
       $SRWL $SRWL_OPTS stop >> $INITLOG 2>&1 && echo "done." || echo_notdone
   else
+      echo -n "Clearing all \"Shorewall Lite firewall\" rules: "
       $SRWL $SRWL_OPTS clear >> $INITLOG 2>&1 && echo "done." || echo_notdone
   fi
   return 0
diff --git a/Shorewall/init.debian.sh b/Shorewall/init.debian.sh
index 5052f6b60..020ac8bc6 100755
--- a/Shorewall/init.debian.sh
+++ b/Shorewall/init.debian.sh
@@ -97,10 +97,11 @@ shorewall_start () {
 
 # stop the firewall
 shorewall_stop () {
-  echo -n "Stopping \"Shorewall firewall\": "
   if [ "$SAFESTOP" = 1 ]; then
+      echo -n "Stopping \"Shorewall firewall\": "
       $SRWL $SRWL_OPTS stop >> $INITLOG 2>&1 && echo "done." || echo_notdone
   else
+      echo -n "Clearing all \"Shorewall firewall\" rules: "
       $SRWL $SRWL_OPTS clear >> $INITLOG 2>&1 && echo "done." || echo_notdone
   fi
   return 0
diff --git a/Shorewall6-lite/init.debian.sh b/Shorewall6-lite/init.debian.sh
index 063cded99..cd8fbf8ef 100755
--- a/Shorewall6-lite/init.debian.sh
+++ b/Shorewall6-lite/init.debian.sh
@@ -92,10 +92,11 @@ shorewall6_start () {
 
 # stop the firewall
 shorewall6_stop () {
-  echo -n "Stopping \"Shorewall6 Lite firewall\": "
   if [ "$SAFESTOP" = 1 ]; then
+      echo -n "Stopping \"Shorewall6 Lite firewall\": "
       $SRWL $SRWL_OPTS stop >> $INITLOG 2>&1 && echo "done." || echo_notdone
   else
+      echo -n "Clearing all \"Shorewall6 Lite firewall\" rules: "
       $SRWL $SRWL_OPTS clear >> $INITLOG 2>&1 && echo "done." || echo_notdone
   fi
   return 0
diff --git a/Shorewall6/init.debian.sh b/Shorewall6/init.debian.sh
index ad9d7c659..3daed1999 100755
--- a/Shorewall6/init.debian.sh
+++ b/Shorewall6/init.debian.sh
@@ -97,10 +97,11 @@ shorewall6_start () {
 
 # stop the firewall
 shorewall6_stop () {
-  echo -n "Stopping \"Shorewall6 firewall\": "
   if [ "$SAFESTOP" = 1 ]; then
+      echo -n "Stopping \"Shorewall6 firewall\": "
       $SRWL $SRWL_OPTS stop >> $INITLOG 2>&1 && echo "done." || echo_notdone
   else
+      echo -n "Clearing all \"Shorewall6 firewall\" rules: "
       $SRWL $SRWL_OPTS clear >> $INITLOG 2>&1 && echo "done." || echo_notdone
   fi
   return 0