diff --git a/qbittorrent/iptables.sh b/qbittorrent/iptables.sh
index cae9055..25b787c 100644
--- a/qbittorrent/iptables.sh
+++ b/qbittorrent/iptables.sh
@@ -18,13 +18,14 @@ echo "[info] WebUI port defined as ${WEBUI_PORT}" | ts '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%.S'
 
 DEBUG=false
 
+# strip whitespace from start and end of LAN_NETWORK
+export LAN_NETWORK=$(echo "${LAN_NETWORK}" | sed -e 's~^[ \t]*~~;s~[ \t]*$~~')
+echo "[info] LAN Network defined as ${LAN_NETWORK}" | ts '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%.S'
+
 # get default gateway of interfaces as looping through them
 DEFAULT_GATEWAY=$(ip -4 route list 0/0 | cut -d ' ' -f 3)
 echo "[info] Default gateway defined as ${DEFAULT_GATEWAY}" | ts '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%.S'
 
-# strip whitespace from start and end of lan_network_item
-export LAN_NETWORK=$(echo "${LAN_NETWORK}" | sed -e 's~^[ \t]*~~;s~[ \t]*$~~')
-
 echo "[info] Adding ${LAN_NETWORK} as route via docker eth0" | ts '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%.S'
 ip route add "${LAN_NETWORK}" via "${DEFAULT_GATEWAY}" dev eth0