diff --git a/fail2ban.py b/fail2ban.py
index 2d65070e..2dd83f92 100755
--- a/fail2ban.py
+++ b/fail2ban.py
@@ -112,17 +112,16 @@ def restoreFwRules():
 	""" Flush the ban list
 	"""
 	logSys.warn("Restoring firewall rules...")
-	for element in logFwList:
-		try:
+	try:
+		for element in logFwList:
+			# Execute end command of each section
 			element[2].flushBanList(conf["debug"])
-		except ExternalError:
-			# nothing bad really - we can survive :-)
-			pass
-	# Execute end command of each section
-	for element in logFwList:
-		element[2].restore(conf["debug"])
-	# Execute global end command
-	executeCmd(conf["cmdend"], conf["debug"])
+			element[2].restore(conf["debug"])
+		# Execute global end command
+		executeCmd(conf["cmdend"], conf["debug"])
+	except ExternalError:
+		# nothing bad really - we can survive :-)
+		pass
 
 def killApp():
 	""" Flush the ban list, remove the PID lock file and exit
@@ -393,7 +392,8 @@ def main():
 			lObj = LogReader(l["logfile"], l["timeregex"], l["timepattern"],
 							 l["failregex"], l["maxfailures"], l["findtime"])
 			# Creates a firewall object
-			fObj = Firewall(l["fwban"], l["fwunban"], l["fwcheck"], l["bantime"])
+			fObj = Firewall(l["fwstart"], l["fwend"],
+							l["fwban"], l["fwunban"], l["fwcheck"], l["bantime"])
 			# Links them into a list. I'm not really happy
 			# with this :/
 			logFwList.append([t, lObj, fObj, dict()])
diff --git a/firewall/firewall.py b/firewall/firewall.py
index 04aac6e1..84f070d7 100644
--- a/firewall/firewall.py
+++ b/firewall/firewall.py
@@ -37,27 +37,16 @@ class Firewall:
 		the IP.
 	"""
 	
-	def __init__(self, banRule, unBanRule, checkRule, banTime):
+	def __init__(self, startRule, endRule,
+		     banRule, unBanRule, checkRule, banTime):
 		self.banRule = banRule
 		self.unBanRule = unBanRule
 		self.checkRule = checkRule
-		self.startRule = ""
-		self.endRule = ""
+		self.startRule = startRule
+		self.endRule = endRule
 		self.banTime = banTime
 		self.banList = dict()
 	
-	def setStartRule(self, cmd):
-		self.startRule = cmd
-		
-	def getStartRule(self):
-		return self.startRule
-	
-	def setEndRule(self, cmd):
-		self.endRule = cmd
-		
-	def getEndRule(self):
-		return self.endRule
-	
 	def initialize(self, debug):
 		logSys.debug("Initialize firewall rules")
 		executeCmd(self.startRule, debug)