diff --git a/src/freedombone b/src/freedombone
index fb2d78dd..c8d50445 100755
--- a/src/freedombone
+++ b/src/freedombone
@@ -1281,6 +1281,15 @@ function get_cjdns_password {
   fi
 }
 
+function save_firewall_settings {
+  iptables-save > /etc/firewall.conf
+  ip6tables-save > /etc/firewall6.conf
+  printf '#!/bin/sh\n' > /etc/network/if-up.d/iptables
+  printf 'iptables-restore < /etc/firewall.conf\n' >> /etc/network/if-up.d/iptables
+  printf 'ip6tables-restore < /etc/firewall6.conf\n' >> /etc/network/if-up.d/iptables
+  chmod +x /etc/network/if-up.d/iptables
+}
+
 function enable_ipv6 {
   # endure that ipv6 is enabled and can route
   sed -i 's/net.ipv6.conf.all.disable_ipv6.*/net.ipv6.conf.all.disable_ipv6 = 0/g' /etc/sysctl.conf
@@ -5892,15 +5901,6 @@ function configure_firewall {
   echo 'configure_firewall' >> $COMPLETION_FILE
 }
 
-function save_firewall_settings {
-  iptables-save > /etc/firewall.conf
-  ip6tables-save > /etc/firewall6.conf
-  printf '#!/bin/sh\n' > /etc/network/if-up.d/iptables
-  printf 'iptables-restore < /etc/firewall.conf\n' >> /etc/network/if-up.d/iptables
-  printf 'ip6tables-restore < /etc/firewall6.conf\n' >> /etc/network/if-up.d/iptables
-  chmod +x /etc/network/if-up.d/iptables
-}
-
 function configure_firewall_ping {
   if grep -Fxq "configure_firewall_ping" $COMPLETION_FILE; then
       return