diff -uNr iptables-1.3.4.org/ip6tables-restore.c iptables-1.3.4/ip6tables-restore.c
--- iptables-1.3.4.org/ip6tables-restore.c	2005-06-24 18:34:19.000000000 +0200
+++ iptables-1.3.4/ip6tables-restore.c	2005-11-05 22:31:32.000000000 +0100
@@ -66,11 +66,10 @@
 		handle = ip6tc_init(tablename);
 	}
 
-	if (!handle) {
+	if (!handle)
 		exit_error(PARAMETER_PROBLEM, "%s: unable to initialize"
 			"table '%s'\n", program_name, tablename);
-		exit(1);
-	}
+
 	return handle;
 }
 
@@ -191,12 +190,11 @@
 
 			table = strtok(buffer+1, " \t\n");
 			DEBUGP("line %u, table '%s'\n", line, table);
-			if (!table) {
+			if (!table)
 				exit_error(PARAMETER_PROBLEM, 
 					"%s: line %u table name invalid\n",
 					program_name, line);
-				exit(1);
-			}
+
 			strncpy(curtable, table, IP6T_TABLE_MAXNAMELEN);
 			curtable[IP6T_TABLE_MAXNAMELEN] = '\0';
 
@@ -225,12 +223,10 @@
 
 			chain = strtok(buffer+1, " \t\n");
 			DEBUGP("line %u, chain '%s'\n", line, chain);
-			if (!chain) {
+			if (!chain)
 				exit_error(PARAMETER_PROBLEM,
 					   "%s: line %u chain name invalid\n",
 					   program_name, line);
-				exit(1);
-			}
 
 			if (ip6tc_builtin(chain, handle) <= 0) {
 				if (noflush && ip6tc_is_chain(chain, handle)) {
@@ -252,12 +248,10 @@
 
 			policy = strtok(NULL, " \t\n");
 			DEBUGP("line %u, policy '%s'\n", line, policy);
-			if (!policy) {
+			if (!policy)
 				exit_error(PARAMETER_PROBLEM,
 					   "%s: line %u policy invalid\n",
 					   program_name, line);
-				exit(1);
-			}
 
 			if (strcmp(policy, "-") != 0) {
 				struct ip6t_counters count;
@@ -381,12 +375,10 @@
 
 					/* check if table name specified */
 					if (!strncmp(param_buffer, "-t", 3)
-                                            || !strncmp(param_buffer, "--table", 8)) {
+                                            || !strncmp(param_buffer, "--table", 8))
 						exit_error(PARAMETER_PROBLEM, 
 						   "Line %u seems to have a "
 						   "-t table option.\n", line);
-						exit(1);
-					}
 
 					add_argv(param_buffer);
 					param_start += param_len + 1;
diff -uNr iptables-1.3.4.org/iptables-restore.c iptables-1.3.4/iptables-restore.c
--- iptables-1.3.4.org/iptables-restore.c	2005-06-24 18:34:19.000000000 +0200
+++ iptables-1.3.4/iptables-restore.c	2005-11-05 22:32:21.000000000 +0100
@@ -63,11 +63,10 @@
 		handle = iptc_init(tablename);
 	}
 
-	if (!handle) {
+	if (!handle)
 		exit_error(PARAMETER_PROBLEM, "%s: unable to initialize"
 			"table '%s'\n", program_name, tablename);
-		exit(1);
-	}
+
 	return handle;
 }
 
@@ -194,12 +193,11 @@
 
 			table = strtok(buffer+1, " \t\n");
 			DEBUGP("line %u, table '%s'\n", line, table);
-			if (!table) {
+			if (!table)
 				exit_error(PARAMETER_PROBLEM, 
 					"%s: line %u table name invalid\n",
 					program_name, line);
-				exit(1);
-			}
+
 			strncpy(curtable, table, IPT_TABLE_MAXNAMELEN);
 			curtable[IPT_TABLE_MAXNAMELEN] = '\0';
 
@@ -228,12 +226,10 @@
 
 			chain = strtok(buffer+1, " \t\n");
 			DEBUGP("line %u, chain '%s'\n", line, chain);
-			if (!chain) {
+			if (!chain)
 				exit_error(PARAMETER_PROBLEM,
 					   "%s: line %u chain name invalid\n",
 					   program_name, line);
-				exit(1);
-			}
 
 			if (iptc_builtin(chain, handle) <= 0) {
 				if (noflush && iptc_is_chain(chain, handle)) {
@@ -255,12 +251,10 @@
 
 			policy = strtok(NULL, " \t\n");
 			DEBUGP("line %u, policy '%s'\n", line, policy);
-			if (!policy) {
+			if (!policy)
 				exit_error(PARAMETER_PROBLEM,
 					   "%s: line %u policy invalid\n",
 					   program_name, line);
-				exit(1);
-			}
 
 			if (strcmp(policy, "-") != 0) {
 				struct ipt_counters count;
@@ -384,12 +378,10 @@
 
 					/* check if table name specified */
 					if (!strncmp(param_buffer, "-t", 3)
-                                            || !strncmp(param_buffer, "--table", 8)) {
+                                            || !strncmp(param_buffer, "--table", 8))
 						exit_error(PARAMETER_PROBLEM, 
 						   "Line %u seems to have a "
 						   "-t table option.\n", line);
-						exit(1);
-					}
 
 					add_argv(param_buffer);
 					param_start += param_len + 1;