diff --git a/Shorewall-core/lib.cli b/Shorewall-core/lib.cli
index d378a43bb..87a6779c2 100644
--- a/Shorewall-core/lib.cli
+++ b/Shorewall-core/lib.cli
@@ -3421,8 +3421,16 @@ shorewall_cli() {
 			    g_fast=Yes
 			    option=${option#f}
 			    ;;
-			v*)
-			    option=${option#v}
+			[vV]*)
+			    case $option in
+				v*)
+				    option=${option#v}
+				    ;;
+				*)
+				    option=${option#V}
+				    ;;
+			    esac
+
 			    case $option in
 				-1*)
 				    g_use_verbosity=-1
diff --git a/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Providers.pm b/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Providers.pm
index 60e789a7f..0f14943db 100644
--- a/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Providers.pm
+++ b/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Providers.pm
@@ -1409,18 +1409,16 @@ sub process_providers( $ ) {
 	}
     }
 
-    if ( $providers || $pseudoproviders ) {
-	my $fn = open_file 'routes';
+    my $fn = open_file 'routes';
 
-	if ( $fn ) {
-	    first_entry "$doing $fn...";
-	    emit '';
-	    add_a_route while read_a_line( NORMAL_READ );
-	}
-
-	add_a_provider( $providers{$_}, $tcdevices ) for @providers;
+    if ( $fn ) {
+	first_entry "$doing $fn...";
+	emit '';
+	add_a_route while read_a_line( NORMAL_READ );
     }
 
+    add_a_provider( $providers{$_}, $tcdevices ) for @providers;
+
     emit << 'EOF';;
 
 #