diff --git a/Shorewall/lib.cli-std b/Shorewall/lib.cli-std
index 82e0f00f7..e78d5a3c2 100644
--- a/Shorewall/lib.cli-std
+++ b/Shorewall/lib.cli-std
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ get_config() {
     fi
 
     if [ -z "${g_export}${g_test}" ]; then
-	if [ -n "$SHOREWALL_SHELL" -a -z "$g_export" ]; then
+	if [ -n "$SHOREWALL_SHELL" ]; then
 	    if [ ! -x "$SHOREWALL_SHELL" ]; then
 		echo "   WARNING: The program specified in SHOREWALL_SHELL does not exist or is not executable; falling back to /bin/sh" >&2
 		SHOREWALL_SHELL=/bin/sh