diff --git a/tools/ova/script/common.sh b/tools/ova/script/common.sh
index b70becf51..edd27293d 100755
--- a/tools/ova/script/common.sh
+++ b/tools/ova/script/common.sh
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ function gc {
 
 #Add rules to iptables
 function addIptableRules {
-	iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport 5480 -j ACCEPT
+	iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport 5480 -j ACCEPT -w || true
 	#iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport 5488 -j ACCEPT
 	#iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport 5489 -j ACCEPT
 }
diff --git a/tools/ova/script/firstboot.sh b/tools/ova/script/firstboot.sh
index be06563b6..b71eaa7fa 100755
--- a/tools/ova/script/firstboot.sh
+++ b/tools/ova/script/firstboot.sh
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ fi
 #configure SSH
 configSSH
 
-#echo "Adding rules to iptables..."
+echo "Adding rules to iptables..."
 addIptableRules
 
 echo "Installing docker compose..."
diff --git a/tools/ova/script/subsequentboot.sh b/tools/ova/script/subsequentboot.sh
index 25fd2b116..b6b1c356b 100755
--- a/tools/ova/script/subsequentboot.sh
+++ b/tools/ova/script/subsequentboot.sh
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ source $base_dir/common.sh
 #configure SSH
 configSSH
 
-#echo "Adding rules to iptables..."
+echo "Adding rules to iptables..."
 addIptableRules
 
 #Stop Harbor