diff --git a/docs/docs/getting-started/quickstart-el7.md b/docs/docs/getting-started/quickstart-el7.md
index df037560..e57ce855 100644
--- a/docs/docs/getting-started/quickstart-el7.md
+++ b/docs/docs/getting-started/quickstart-el7.md
@@ -9,15 +9,22 @@ title: Quick Start for RHEL and CentOS 7
 $ sudo yum install epel-release
 $ sudo yum install golang tftp-server dhcp nfs-utils
 
-$ sudo systemctl stop firewalld
-$ sudo systemctl disable firewalld
-
 $ git clone https://github.com/hpcng/warewulf.git
 $ cd warewulf
 $ make all
 $ sudo make install
 ```
 
+## Configure firewalld
+
+Restart firewalld to register the added service file, add the service to the default zone, and reload.
+
+```bash
+$ sudo systemctl restart firewalld
+$ sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --add-service warewulf
+$ sudo firewall-cmd --reload
+```
+
 ## Configure the controller
 
 Edit the file `/etc/warewulf/warewulf.conf` and ensure that you've set the appropriate configuration paramaters. Here are some of the defaults for reference:
diff --git a/docs/docs/getting-started/quickstart-el8.md b/docs/docs/getting-started/quickstart-el8.md
index 70dda688..ac5774f8 100644
--- a/docs/docs/getting-started/quickstart-el8.md
+++ b/docs/docs/getting-started/quickstart-el8.md
@@ -10,15 +10,22 @@ $ sudo dnf groupinstall "Development Tools"
 $ sudo dnf install epel-release
 $ sudo dnf install golang tftp-server dhcp-server nfs-utils
 
-$ sudo systemctl stop firewalld
-$ sudo systemctl disable firewalld
-
 $ git clone https://github.com/hpcng/warewulf.git
 $ cd warewulf
 $ make all
 $ sudo make install
 ```
 
+## Configure firewalld
+
+Restart firewalld to register the added service file, add the service to the default zone, and reload.
+
+```bash
+$ sudo systemctl restart firewalld
+$ sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --add-service warewulf
+$ sudo firewall-cmd --reload
+```
+
 ## Configure the controller
 
 Edit the file ``/etc/warewulf/warewulf.conf`` and ensure that you've set the