diff --git a/Shorewall/changelog.txt b/Shorewall/changelog.txt
index 3ff6980a3..efe4b4651 100644
--- a/Shorewall/changelog.txt
+++ b/Shorewall/changelog.txt
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ Changes in Shorewall 4.4.8.4
 
 1)  Restore lone ACCEPT rule to the OUTPUT chain under OPTIMIZE 2.
 
+2)  Set IP before sourcing the params file.
+
 Changes in Shorewall 4.4.8.3
 
 1)  Make wildcard interfaces play well with optimize 4.
diff --git a/Shorewall/releasenotes.txt b/Shorewall/releasenotes.txt
index dedd1b391..26f94b8b5 100644
--- a/Shorewall/releasenotes.txt
+++ b/Shorewall/releasenotes.txt
@@ -223,6 +223,9 @@ I I I.  P R O B L E M S   C O R R E C T E D   I N   T H I S  R E L E A S E
     output policy was $FW->all ACCEPT, then the OUTPUT chain was empty
     and no packets could be sent.
 
+2)  If find_first_interface_address() was called in the params file, a
+    fatal error occured on start/restart.
+
 4.4.8.3
 
 1)  A problem with optimize 4 and wildcard interface names (those