diff --git a/debian/resources/iptables.sh b/debian/resources/iptables.sh
index 1a4fa57..af31107 100755
--- a/debian/resources/iptables.sh
+++ b/debian/resources/iptables.sh
@@ -11,6 +11,12 @@ cd "$(dirname "$0")"
 #send a message
 verbose "Configuring IPTables"
 
+#defaults to nftables by default this enables iptables
+if [ ."$os_codename" = ."buster" ]; then
+	update-alternatives --set iptables /usr/sbin/iptables-legacy
+	update-alternatives --set ip6tables /usr/sbin/ip6tables-legacy
+fi
+
 #run iptables commands
 iptables -A INPUT -i lo -j ACCEPT
 iptables -A INPUT -m state --state ESTABLISHED,RELATED -j ACCEPT
@@ -44,12 +50,6 @@ iptables -P INPUT DROP
 iptables -P FORWARD DROP
 iptables -P OUTPUT ACCEPT
 
-# Debian 10 - defaults to nftables by default this enables iptables
-if [ ."$os_codename" = ."buster" ]; then
-	update-alternatives --set iptables /usr/sbin/iptables-legacy
-	update-alternatives --set ip6tables /usr/sbin/ip6tables-legacy
-fi
-
 #answer the questions for iptables persistent
 echo iptables-persistent iptables-persistent/autosave_v4 boolean true | debconf-set-selections
 echo iptables-persistent iptables-persistent/autosave_v6 boolean true | debconf-set-selections