diff --git a/bootscripts/ChangeLog b/bootscripts/ChangeLog
index 41576792f..85a0de5b7 100644
--- a/bootscripts/ChangeLog
+++ b/bootscripts/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+2025-08-27 Bruce Dubbs <bdubbs@linuxfromscratch.org>
+   * Change 'return' to exit in network script.
+
 2024-08-25 Xi Ruoyao <xry111@xry111.site>
    * Remove an empty line and an outdated comment (not valid anymore after
      /usr merge) from init-functions.
diff --git a/bootscripts/lfs/init.d/network b/bootscripts/lfs/init.d/network
index 5b2dd9b97..a15afc927 100644
--- a/bootscripts/lfs/init.d/network
+++ b/bootscripts/lfs/init.d/network
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 case "${1}" in
    start)
       # if the default route exists, network is already configured
-      if ip route | grep -q "^default"; then return 0; fi
+      if ip route | grep -q "^default"; then exit 0; fi
       # Start all network interfaces
       for file in /etc/sysconfig/ifconfig.*
       do
diff --git a/chapter01/changelog.xml b/chapter01/changelog.xml
index 80d1b1ce8..11123c353 100644
--- a/chapter01/changelog.xml
+++ b/chapter01/changelog.xml
@@ -40,6 +40,15 @@
     appropriate for the entry or if needed the entire day's listitem.
     -->
 
+    <listitem revision='sysv'>
+      <para>2025-08-27</para>
+      <itemizedlist>
+        <listitem>
+          <para>[bdubbs] - Update network boot script corner case.</para>
+        </listitem>
+      </itemizedlist>
+    </listitem>
+
     <listitem>
       <para>2025-08-15</para>
       <itemizedlist>
diff --git a/chapter01/whatsnew.xml b/chapter01/whatsnew.xml
index 0df323756..bb61020ff 100644
--- a/chapter01/whatsnew.xml
+++ b/chapter01/whatsnew.xml
@@ -143,9 +143,9 @@
     <listitem>
       <para>Less-&less-version;</para>
     </listitem>
-    <!--<listitem>
+    <listitem>
       <para>LFS-Bootscripts-&lfs-bootscripts-version;</para>
-    </listitem>-->
+    </listitem>
     <listitem>
       <para>Libcap-&libcap-version;</para>
     </listitem>
diff --git a/packages.ent b/packages.ent
index a943a3968..9c158c48c 100644
--- a/packages.ent
+++ b/packages.ent
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@
 <!ENTITY less-fin-du "16 MB">
 <!ENTITY less-fin-sbu "less than 0.1 SBU">
 
-<!ENTITY lfs-bootscripts-version "20240825">      <!-- Scripts depend on this format -->
+<!ENTITY lfs-bootscripts-version "20250827">      <!-- Scripts depend on this format -->
 <!ENTITY lfs-bootscripts-size "BOOTSCRIPTS-SIZE KB">
 <!ENTITY lfs-bootscripts-url "&downloads-root;lfs-bootscripts-&lfs-bootscripts-version;.tar.xz">
 <!ENTITY lfs-bootscripts-md5 "BOOTSCRIPTS-MD5SUM">