diff --git a/Shorewall-common/changelog.txt b/Shorewall-common/changelog.txt
index 52ed6f665..aec9bb5ff 100644
--- a/Shorewall-common/changelog.txt
+++ b/Shorewall-common/changelog.txt
@@ -14,4 +14,6 @@ Changes in Shorewall 4.2.1
 
 7) Take advantage --ctorigdstport
 
+8) Fix syntax error in 'export'
+
 Initial release of Shorewall 4.2.0.
diff --git a/Shorewall-common/releasenotes.txt b/Shorewall-common/releasenotes.txt
index b93c0590c..f061312f8 100644
--- a/Shorewall-common/releasenotes.txt
+++ b/Shorewall-common/releasenotes.txt
@@ -94,7 +94,11 @@ Problems corrected in Shorewall 4.2.1
 
 4)  The Shorewall-perl implementation of the LENGTH column in
     /etc/shorewall/tcrules was incomplete with the result that 
-    all LENGTH rules matched. Thanks to Lennart Sorensen for the patch. 
+    all LENGTH rules matched. Thanks to Lennart Sorensen for the patch.
+
+5)  The 'export' command no longer fails with the error:
+
+    /sbin/shorewall: 1413: Syntax error: "(" unexpected (expecting "fi")
 
 Other changes in Shorewall 4.2.1
 
diff --git a/Shorewall-common/shorewall b/Shorewall-common/shorewall
index 1735cd5b1..1d93b47ab 100755
--- a/Shorewall-common/shorewall
+++ b/Shorewall-common/shorewall
@@ -1410,7 +1410,7 @@ export_command() # $* = original arguments less the command.
 	echo "Copying $file and ${file}.conf to ${target#*@}..." && \
 	scp $directory/firewall $directory/firewall.conf $target
     then
-	save=(find_file save);
+	save=$(find_file save);
 
 	[ -f $save ] && progress_message3 "Copying $save to ${target#*}..." && rcp_command $save $target