diff --git a/net/ftp-proxy/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/FtpProxy/Api/ServiceController.php b/net/ftp-proxy/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/FtpProxy/Api/ServiceController.php
index 476ecbefb..e357432a0 100644
--- a/net/ftp-proxy/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/FtpProxy/Api/ServiceController.php
+++ b/net/ftp-proxy/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/FtpProxy/Api/ServiceController.php
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 /**
  *    Copyright (C) 2016 EURO-LOG AG
- *
  *    All rights reserved.
  *
  *    Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -25,7 +24,6 @@
  *    CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE)
  *    ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE
  *    POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
- *
  */
 
 namespace OPNsense\FtpProxy\Api;
@@ -34,7 +32,6 @@ use \OPNsense\Base\ApiControllerBase;
 use \OPNsense\Core\Backend;
 use \OPNsense\FtpProxy\FtpProxy;
 
-
 /**
  * Class ServiceController
  * @package OPNsense\FtpProxy
@@ -166,7 +163,10 @@ class ServiceController extends ApiControllerBase
 			return trim($backend->configdRun('template reload OPNsense/FtpProxy'));
 		}
 		if ($action == 'reload') {
-			return trim($backend->configdRun("ftpproxy reload"));
+			$ret = trim($backend->configdRun('ftpproxy reload'));
+			/* also requires anchors in rules: */
+			$backend->configdRun('filter reload');
+			return $ret;
 		}
 		return "Wrong action defined";
 	}
diff --git a/net/ftp-proxy/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/FtpProxy/FtpProxy.xml b/net/ftp-proxy/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/FtpProxy/FtpProxy.xml
index 80974456f..34d241a97 100644
--- a/net/ftp-proxy/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/FtpProxy/FtpProxy.xml
+++ b/net/ftp-proxy/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/FtpProxy/FtpProxy.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 <model>
    <mount>//OPNsense/ftpproxies</mount>
+   <version>1.0.0</version>
    <description>Ftp Proxy settings</description>
    <items>
       <ftpproxy type="ArrayField">