diff --git a/Shorewall2/routestopped b/Shorewall2/routestopped
index df8ea4582..d59da15be 100644
--- a/Shorewall2/routestopped
+++ b/Shorewall2/routestopped
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@
 # /etc/shorewall/routestopped
 #
 #	This file is used to define the hosts that are accessible when the
-#	firewall is stopped
+#	firewall is stopped or when it is in the process of being
+#	[re]started.
 #
 # Columns must be separated by white space and are:
 #