diff -urNp -x '*.orig' shorewall-5.2.8.org/shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Config.pm shorewall-5.2.8/shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Config.pm
--- shorewall-5.2.8.org/shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Config.pm	2020-09-25 00:02:15.000000000 +0200
+++ shorewall-5.2.8/shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Config.pm	2024-04-24 21:27:19.537705602 +0200
@@ -6321,10 +6321,10 @@ sub get_configuration( $$$ ) {
 	$have_capabilities = 1;
     }
 
-    get_params( $export );
-
     process_shorewall_conf( $update, $annotate );
 
+    get_params( $export );
+
     ensure_config_path;
     #
     # To accomodate Cygwin-based compilation, we have separate directories for files whose names