diff --git a/src/initscripts/system/network b/src/initscripts/system/network
index 06240f53c..008fbbe2b 100644
--- a/src/initscripts/system/network
+++ b/src/initscripts/system/network
@@ -31,41 +31,51 @@ if ! [[ "${DO}" == "start" ||  "${DO}" == "restart" || "${DO}" == "stop" ]]; the
 		exit 1
 fi
 
-if [ -n "${1}" ]; then
-	ALL=0
-	for i in green red blue orange; do
-		eval "${i}=0"
-	done
-else
-	ALL=1
-	for i in green red blue orange; do
-		eval "${i}=1"
-	done
+declare -A ZONE_ACTION
+
+ZONE_ACTION[blue]=false
+ZONE_ACTION[green]=false
+ZONE_ACTION[orange]=false
+ZONE_ACTION[red]=false
+
+if [ $# -eq 0 ]; then
+	ZONE_ACTION[blue]=true
+	ZONE_ACTION[green]=true
+	ZONE_ACTION[orange]=true
+	ZONE_ACTION[red]=true
 fi
 
-while [ ! $# = 0 ]; do
+while [ $# -ne 0 ]; do
+	ZONE_VALID=false
 	for i in green red blue orange; do
 		if [ "${i}" == "${1}" ]; then
-			eval "${i}=1"
+			ZONE_ACTION[${i}]=true
+			ZONE_VALID=true
 			shift
+			break
 		fi
 	done
+
+	if ! ${ZONE_VALID}; then
+		echo "'${1}' is not a valid zone. Cannot go on."
+		exit 1
+	fi
 done
 
 case "${DO}" in
 	start)
 		# Starting interfaces...
 		# GREEN
-		[ "$green" == "1" ] && /etc/rc.d/init.d/networking/green start
+		${ZONE_ACTION[green]} && /etc/rc.d/init.d/networking/green start
 
 		# BLUE
-		[ "$blue" == "1" ] && /etc/rc.d/init.d/networking/blue start
+		${ZONE_ACTION[blue]} && /etc/rc.d/init.d/networking/blue start
 
 		# ORANGE
-		[ "$orange" == "1" ] && /etc/rc.d/init.d/networking/orange start
+		${ZONE_ACTION[orange]} && /etc/rc.d/init.d/networking/orange start
 
 		# RED
-		[ "$red" == "1" ] && /etc/rc.d/init.d/networking/red start
+		${ZONE_ACTION[red]} && /etc/rc.d/init.d/networking/red start
 
 		boot_mesg "Mounting network file systems..."
 		mount -a -O _netdev
@@ -79,16 +89,16 @@ case "${DO}" in
 
 		# Stopping interfaces...
 		# GREEN
-		[ "$green" == "1" ] && /etc/rc.d/init.d/networking/green stop
+		${ZONE_ACTION[green]} && /etc/rc.d/init.d/networking/green stop
 
 		# BLUE
-		[ "$blue" == "1" ] && /etc/rc.d/init.d/networking/blue stop
+		${ZONE_ACTION[blue]} && /etc/rc.d/init.d/networking/blue stop
 
 		# ORANGE
-		[ "$orange" == "1" ] && /etc/rc.d/init.d/networking/orange stop
+		${ZONE_ACTION[orange]} && /etc/rc.d/init.d/networking/orange stop
 
 		# RED
-		if [ "$red" == "1" ]; then
+		if ${ZONE_ACTION[red]}; then
 			/etc/rc.d/init.d/networking/red stop
 		fi
 
@@ -97,7 +107,7 @@ case "${DO}" in
 
 	restart)
 		for i in green red blue orange; do
-			if [ "${!i}" == "1" ]; then
+			if {ZONE_ACTION[${i}]}; then
 				ARGS+=" ${i}"
 			fi
 		done