diff --git a/CyberCP/secMiddleware.py b/CyberCP/secMiddleware.py
index 19612eee0..b54053a34 100755
--- a/CyberCP/secMiddleware.py
+++ b/CyberCP/secMiddleware.py
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ def __call__(self, request):
 
                     if request.build_absolute_uri().find('docker') > -1 or request.build_absolute_uri().find('cloudAPI') > -1 or request.build_absolute_uri().find('filemanager') > -1 or request.build_absolute_uri().find('verifyLogin') > -1 or request.build_absolute_uri().find('submitUserCreation') > -1:
                         continue
-                    if key == 'imageByPass' or key == 'passwordByPass' or key == 'cronCommand' or key == 'emailMessage' or key == 'configData' or key == 'rewriteRules' or key == 'modSecRules' or key == 'recordContentTXT' or key == 'SecAuditLogRelevantStatus' or key == 'fileContent':
+                    if key == 'ports' or key == 'imageByPass' or key == 'passwordByPass' or key == 'cronCommand' or key == 'emailMessage' or key == 'configData' or key == 'rewriteRules' or key == 'modSecRules' or key == 'recordContentTXT' or key == 'SecAuditLogRelevantStatus' or key == 'fileContent':
                         continue
                     if value.find(';') > -1 or value.find('&&') > -1 or value.find('|') > -1 or value.find('...') > -1 \
                             or value.find("`") > -1 or value.find("$") > -1 or value.find("(") > -1 or value.find(")") > -1 \
diff --git a/firewall/firewallManager.py b/firewall/firewallManager.py
index 664977e3a..9641325c4 100755
--- a/firewall/firewallManager.py
+++ b/firewall/firewallManager.py
@@ -11,14 +11,11 @@
 import plogical.CyberCPLogFileWriter as logging
 from plogical.virtualHostUtilities import virtualHostUtilities
 import subprocess
-import shlex
-from plogical.installUtilities import installUtilities
 from django.shortcuts import HttpResponse, render
 from random import randint
 import time
 from plogical.firewallUtilities import FirewallUtilities
 from firewall.models import FirewallRules
-import thread
 from plogical.modSec import modSec
 from plogical.csf import CSF
 from plogical.processUtilities import ProcessUtilities
@@ -1482,8 +1479,17 @@ def modifyPorts(self):
             protocol = data['protocol']
             ports = data['ports']
 
+            portsPath = '/tmp/ports'
+
+            if os.path.exists(portsPath):
+                os.remove(portsPath)
+
+            writeToFile = open(portsPath, 'w')
+            writeToFile.write(ports)
+            writeToFile.close()
+
             execPath = "sudo /usr/local/CyberCP/bin/python2 " + virtualHostUtilities.cyberPanel + "/plogical/csf.py"
-            execPath = execPath + " modifyPorts --protocol " + protocol + " --ports " + ports
+            execPath = execPath + " modifyPorts --protocol " + protocol + " --ports " + portsPath
             output = ProcessUtilities.outputExecutioner(execPath)
 
             if output.find("1,None") > -1:
diff --git a/plogical/csf.py b/plogical/csf.py
index 6972fedda..715ee78f2 100755
--- a/plogical/csf.py
+++ b/plogical/csf.py
@@ -212,11 +212,14 @@ def changeStatus(controller, status):
             print '0',str(msg)
 
     @staticmethod
-    def modifyPorts(protocol, ports):
+    def modifyPorts(protocol, portsPath):
         try:
+
             data = open('/etc/csf/csf.conf', 'r').readlines()
             writeToFile = open('/etc/csf/csf.conf', 'w')
 
+            ports = open(portsPath, 'r').read()
+
             if protocol == 'TCP_IN':
                 for items in data:
                     if items.find('TCP_IN') > -1 and items.find('=') > -1 and (items[0] != '#'):
@@ -249,6 +252,11 @@ def modifyPorts(protocol, ports):
             command = 'csf -r'
             subprocess.call(shlex.split(command))
 
+            try:
+                os.remove(portsPath)
+            except:
+                pass
+
             print '1,None'
 
         except BaseException, msg: