diff --git a/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Rules.pm b/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Rules.pm
index ff514bb52..adac6d008 100644
--- a/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Rules.pm
+++ b/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Rules.pm
@@ -2266,9 +2266,8 @@ EOF
 		    echo Restoring ${g_product:=Shorewall}...
                     
                     RECOVERING=Yes
-                    export RECOVERING
 
-		    if $g_restorepath restore; then
+		    if run_it $g_restorepath restore; then
 		        echo "$g_product restored from $g_restorepath"
 		        set_state "Started"
 		    else
diff --git a/Shorewall/Perl/prog.header6 b/Shorewall/Perl/prog.header6
index c44743072..176027cab 100644
--- a/Shorewall/Perl/prog.header6
+++ b/Shorewall/Perl/prog.header6
@@ -1023,6 +1023,84 @@ startup_error() # $* = Error Message
     exit 2
 }
 
+#
+# Get the Shorewall version of the passed script
+#
+get_script_version() { # $1 = script
+    local temp
+    local version
+    local ifs
+
+    temp=$( $SHOREWALL_SHELL $1 version | sed 's/-.*//' )
+
+    if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+	version=0
+    else
+	ifs=$IFS
+	IFS=.
+	temp=$(echo $temp)
+	IFS=$ifs
+	
+	for temp in $temp; do
+	    version=${version}$(printf '%02d' $temp)
+	done
+    fi
+    
+    echo $version
+}
+ 
+    
+#
+# Do required exports or create the required option string and run the passed script using
+# $SHOREWALL_SHELL
+#
+run_it() {
+    local script
+    local options
+    local version
+
+    script=$1
+    shift
+
+    version=$(get_script_version $script)
+
+    if [ $version -lt 040408 ]; then
+	#
+	# Old script that doesn't understand 4.4.8 script options
+	#
+	export RESTOREFILE
+	export VERBOSITY
+	export NOROUTES
+	export PURGE
+	export TIMESTAMP
+	export RECOVERING
+ 
+	if [ "$g_product" != Shorewall6 ]; then
+	    #
+	    # Shorewall Lite
+	    #
+	    export LOGFORMAT
+	    export IP6TABLES
+	fi
+    else
+	#
+	# 4.4.8 or later -- no exports required
+	#
+	options='-'
+
+	[ -n "$NOROUTES" ]  && options=${options}n
+	[ -n "$TIMESTAMP" ] && options=${options}t
+	[ -n "$PURGE" ]     && options=${options}p
+	[ -n "$RECOVERING" ] && options=${options}r
+
+	options="${options}V $VERBOSITY"
+
+	[ -n "$RESTOREFILE" ] && options="${options} -R $RESTOREFILE"
+    fi
+	
+    $SHOREWALL_SHELL $script $options $@
+}
+
 #
 # Run iptables and if an error occurs, stop/restore the firewall
 #
diff --git a/Shorewall6-lite/shorewall6-lite b/Shorewall6-lite/shorewall6-lite
index c64369e1b..e8e8b751f 100755
--- a/Shorewall6-lite/shorewall6-lite
+++ b/Shorewall6-lite/shorewall6-lite
@@ -166,35 +166,6 @@ verify_firewall_script() {
     fi
 }
 
-#
-# Do required exports and run $SHOREWALL_SHELL
-#
-do_exports() {
-    export RESTOREFILE
-    export VERBOSITY
-    export NOROUTES
-    export PURGE
-    export TIMESTAMP
-    export PATH
-    export RECOVERING
-
-    export LOGFORMAT
-    export IP6TABLES
-}
-
-#
-# Do required exports and run or exec $SHOREWALL_SHELL
-#
-run_it() {
-    do_exports
-    $SHOREWALL_SHELL $@
-}
-
-exec_it() {
-    do_exports
-    exec $SHOREWALL_SHELL $@
-}
-
 #
 # Start Command Executor
 #
@@ -593,7 +564,7 @@ case "$COMMAND" in
     stop|reset|clear)
 	[ $# -ne 1 ] && usage 1
 	verify_firewall_script
-	exec_it $g_firewall $debugging $nolock $COMMAND
+	run_it $g_firewall $debugging $nolock $COMMAND
 	;;
     restart)
 	shift
diff --git a/Shorewall6/lib.cli b/Shorewall6/lib.cli
index ea6998153..0379c63f7 100644
--- a/Shorewall6/lib.cli
+++ b/Shorewall6/lib.cli
@@ -34,6 +34,83 @@ fatal_error() # $@ = Message
     exit 2
 }
 
+#
+# Get the Shorewall version of the passed script
+#
+get_script_version() { # $1 = script
+    local temp
+    local version
+    local ifs
+
+    temp=$( $SHOREWALL_SHELL $1 version | sed 's/-.*//' )
+
+    if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+	version=0
+    else
+	ifs=$IFS
+	IFS=.
+	temp=$(echo $temp)
+	IFS=$ifs
+	
+	for temp in $temp; do
+	    version=${version}$(printf '%02d' $temp)
+	done
+    fi
+    
+    echo $version
+}
+  
+#
+# Do required exports or create the required option string and run the passed script using
+# $SHOREWALL_SHELL
+#
+run_it() {
+    local script
+    local options
+    local version
+
+    script=$1
+    shift
+
+    version=$(get_script_version $script)
+
+    if [ $version -lt 040408 ]; then
+	#
+	# Old script that doesn't understand 4.4.8 script options
+	#
+	export RESTOREFILE
+	export VERBOSITY
+	export NOROUTES
+	export PURGE
+	export TIMESTAMP
+	export RECOVERING
+ 
+	if [ "$g_product" != Shorewall6 ]; then
+	    #
+	    # Shorewall6 Lite
+	    #
+	    export LOGFORMAT
+	    export IP6TABLES
+	fi
+    else
+	#
+	# 4.4.8 or later -- no exports required
+	#
+	options='-'
+
+	[ -n "$NOROUTES" ]  && options=${options}n
+	[ -n "$TIMESTAMP" ] && options=${options}t
+	[ -n "$PURGE" ]     && options=${options}p
+	[ -n "$RECOVERING" ] && options=${options}r
+
+	options="${options}V $VERBOSITY"
+
+	[ -n "$RESTOREFILE" ] && options="${options} -R $RESTOREFILE"
+    fi
+	
+    $SHOREWALL_SHELL $script $options $@
+}
+
 # Display a chain if it exists
 #
 
diff --git a/Shorewall6/shorewall6 b/Shorewall6/shorewall6
index d37d27eba..d9fe3af66 100755
--- a/Shorewall6/shorewall6
+++ b/Shorewall6/shorewall6
@@ -298,21 +298,6 @@ compiler() {
     $command perl $debugflags $pc $options $@
 }    
 
-#
-# Do required exports and run $SHOREWALL_SHELL
-#
-run_it() {
-    export RESTOREFILE
-    export VERBOSITY
-    export NOROUTES
-    export PURGE
-    export TIMESTAMP
-    export PATH
-    export RECOVERING
-
-    $SHOREWALL_SHELL $@
-}
-
 #
 # Start Command Executor
 #