diff --git a/src/opnsense/service/conf/actions.d/actions_ipfw.conf b/src/opnsense/service/conf/actions.d/actions_ipfw.conf
index a920d7d0f..caf22beb8 100644
--- a/src/opnsense/service/conf/actions.d/actions_ipfw.conf
+++ b/src/opnsense/service/conf/actions.d/actions_ipfw.conf
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [reload]
-command:/etc/rc.d/ipfw enabled && /etc/rc.d/ipfw start || /etc/rc.d/ipfw onestop; /usr/local/etc/rc.ipfw.postload
+command:/etc/rc.d/ipfw enabled && /etc/rc.d/ipfw start || ( /etc/rc.d/ipfw onestop || true ); /usr/local/etc/rc.ipfw.postload || true
 parameters:
 type:script
 message:restarting ipfw