diff --git a/src/etc/ifstated.conf b/src/etc/ifstated.conf
index 3b167c9b..a4e65d40 100644
--- a/src/etc/ifstated.conf
+++ b/src/etc/ifstated.conf
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# $OpenBSD: ifstated.conf,v 1.4 2004/04/28 01:01:27 deraadt Exp $
+# $OpenBSD: ifstated.conf,v 1.5 2005/02/03 17:51:12 mpf Exp $
 # This is a sample config for a pair of firewalls with two interfaces
 #
 # carp0 and carp1 have ip addresses on 192.168.3.0/24 and 192.168.6.0/24
@@ -10,28 +10,26 @@
 # init-state primary
 # init-state backup
 
-carp_up = "((carp0 link up) and (carp1 link up))"
-carp_down = "((! carp0 link up) and (! carp1 link up))"
-carp_sync = "((carp0 link up and carp1 link up) or \
-    ((!carp0 link up) and (!carp1 link up)))"
+carp_up = "carp0.link.up && carp1.link.up"
+carp_down = "!carp0.link.up && !carp1.link.up"
+carp_sync = "carp0.link.up && carp1.link.up || \
+    !carp0.link.up && !carp1.link.up"
 
 # The "net" addresses are other addresses which can be used to determine
 # whether we have connectivity. Make sure the hosts are always up, or
 # test multiple ip's, 'or'-ing the tests.
-net = '( "ping -q -c 1 -w 1 192.168.6.8 > /dev/null" every 10 and \
+net = '( "ping -q -c 1 -w 1 192.168.6.8 > /dev/null" every 10 && \
     "ping -q -c 1 -w 1 192.168.3.8 > /dev/null" every 10)'
 
 # The peer addresses below are the real ip addresses of the OTHER firewall
-peer = '( "ping -q -c 1 -w 1 192.168.6.7 > /dev/null" every 10 and \
+peer = '( "ping -q -c 1 -w 1 192.168.6.7 > /dev/null" every 10 && \
     "ping -q -c 1 -w 1 192.168.3.7 > /dev/null" every 10)'
 
 state auto {
-	if $carp_up {
+	if $carp_up
 		set-state primary
-	}
-	if $carp_down {
+	if $carp_down
 		set-state backup
-	}
 }
 
 state primary {
@@ -39,9 +37,8 @@ state primary {
 		run "ifconfig carp0 advskew 10"
 		run "ifconfig carp1 advskew 10"
 	}
-        if ! $net {
+        if ! $net
                 set-state demoted
-        }
 }
 
 state demoted {
@@ -49,9 +46,8 @@ state demoted {
 		run "ifconfig carp0 advskew 254"
 		run "ifconfig carp1 advskew 254"
 	}
-        if $net {
+        if $net
                 set-state primary
-        }
 }
 
 state promoted {
@@ -59,9 +55,8 @@ state promoted {
 		run "ifconfig carp0 advskew 0"
 		run "ifconfig carp1 advskew 0"
 	}
-	if $peer or ! $net {
+	if $peer || ! $net
 		set-state backup
-	}
 }
 
 state backup {
@@ -71,9 +66,7 @@ state backup {
 	}
 	# The "sleep 5" below is a hack to dampen the $carp_sync when we come
         # out of promoted state. Thinking about the correct fix...
-	if ! $carp_sync and $net and "sleep 5" every 10 {
-		if (! $carp_sync) and $net {
+	if ! $carp_sync && $net && "sleep 5" every 10
+		if ! $carp_sync && $net
 			set-state promoted
-		}
-	}
 }