diff --git a/src/library/library.pro b/src/library/library.pro
index e599734..769fca9 100644
--- a/src/library/library.pro
+++ b/src/library/library.pro
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-
+CONFIG   += c++11
 QT       += core network
 
 TARGET=sysadm
diff --git a/src/library/sysadm-firewall.cpp b/src/library/sysadm-firewall.cpp
index faa20ce..e1a2213 100644
--- a/src/library/sysadm-firewall.cpp
+++ b/src/library/sysadm-firewall.cpp
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
 
 #include "sysadm-firewall.h"
 #include <QtCore>
+#include <algorithm>
+#include <tuple>
+
 using namespace sysadm;
 PortInfo Firewall::LookUpPort(int portNumber, QString portType)
 {
@@ -78,24 +81,19 @@ PortInfo Firewall::LookUpPort(int portNumber, QString portType)
 
 void Firewall::OpenPort(int port, QString type)
 {
-    openports << QString::number(port)+"::::"+type;
+    openports.append(LookUpPort(port,type));
     SaveOpenPorts();
 }
 
 void Firewall::ClosePort(int port, QString type)
 {
-    openports.removeAll( QString::number(port)+"::::"+type);
+    openports.removeAll(LookUpPort(port,type));
     SaveOpenPorts();
 }
 
 QVector<PortInfo> Firewall::OpenPorts()
 {
-    QVector<PortInfo> returnValue = QVector<PortInfo>(openports.length());
-
-    for(int i=0; i<openports.length(); i++){
-      returnValue.append( LookUpPort(openports[i].section("::::",0,0).toInt(),openports[i].section("::::",1,1)));
-    }
-    return returnValue;
+    return openports;
 
 }
 
@@ -161,7 +159,7 @@ void Firewall::readServicesFile()
     {
         QString line = services->readLine();
         //jump down past the comments
-        if(line[0] == '#')
+        if(line[0] == '#' || line.simplified().isEmpty())
             continue;
 
         //remove all of the extraneous whitespace in the line
@@ -183,20 +181,22 @@ void Firewall::LoadOpenPorts()
       QString line = in.readLine();
       if(line.startsWith("#") || line.simplified().isEmpty()){ continue; }
       //File format: "<type> <port>" (nice and simple)
-      openports << line.section(" ",1,1)+"::::"+line.section(" ",0,0);
+      openports.append(LookUpPort(line.section(" ",1,1).toInt(),line.section(" ",0,0)));
     }
     file.close();
   }
-  openports.sort(); //order them in ascending port order
+  //order them in ascending order by port then port type
+  std::sort(openports.begin(),openports.end());
 }
 
 void Firewall::SaveOpenPorts()
 {
     //Convert to file format
-      openports.sort(); //make sure they are still sorted by port
+      std::sort(openports.begin(), openports.end()); //make sure they are still sorted by port
       QStringList fileout;
       for(int i=0; i<openports.length(); i++){
-        fileout << openports[i].section("::::",1,1)+" "+openports[i].section("::::",0,0);
+        fileout.append("#" + openports[i].Keyword + ": " + openports[i].Description + "\n" +
+                   openports[i].PortType +" "+QString::number(openports[i].Port));
       }
       //Always make sure that the file always ends with a newline
       if(!fileout.isEmpty()){ fileout << ""; }
diff --git a/src/library/sysadm-firewall.h b/src/library/sysadm-firewall.h
index c6aa321..b1936ef 100644
--- a/src/library/sysadm-firewall.h
+++ b/src/library/sysadm-firewall.h
@@ -15,6 +15,17 @@ struct PortInfo{
     QString Keyword;
     QString Description;
     bool Recommended;
+    friend bool operator<(const PortInfo lhs, const PortInfo rhs){
+        return std::tie(lhs.Port,lhs.PortType) < std::tie(rhs.Port,rhs.PortType);
+    }
+    friend bool operator>(const PortInfo lhs, const PortInfo rhs)
+    {   return rhs < lhs;}
+    friend bool operator==(const PortInfo lhs, const PortInfo rhs)
+    {
+        return lhs.Port == rhs.Port && lhs.PortType == rhs.PortType;
+    }
+    friend bool operator !=(const PortInfo lhs, const PortInfo rhs)
+    {   return !(lhs == rhs);}
 };
 
 const static int recommendedPorts[] = {22, 80};
@@ -91,7 +102,7 @@ private:
     void readServicesFile();
     QStringList* portStrings;
 
-    QStringList openports;
+    QVector<PortInfo> openports;
 
     void LoadOpenPorts();
     void SaveOpenPorts();