diff --git a/server/StrictController.cpp b/server/StrictController.cpp
index eae523c..ea25b2e 100644
--- a/server/StrictController.cpp
+++ b/server/StrictController.cpp
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@
 #include "NetdConstants.h"
 #include "StrictController.h"
 
-auto StrictController::execIptables = ::execIptables;
 auto StrictController::execIptablesRestore = ::execIptablesRestore;
 
 const char* StrictController::LOCAL_OUTPUT = "st_OUTPUT";
@@ -42,6 +41,7 @@
 const char* StrictController::LOCAL_PENALTY_LOG = "st_penalty_log";
 const char* StrictController::LOCAL_PENALTY_REJECT = "st_penalty_reject";
 
+using android::base::Join;
 using android::base::StringPrintf;
 
 StrictController::StrictController(void) {
@@ -129,8 +129,8 @@
     CMD_V4V6("-A %s -p udp -j %s", LOCAL_CLEAR_DETECT, LOCAL_CLEAR_CAUGHT);
     CMD_V4V6("COMMIT\n");
 
-    res |= execIptablesRestore(V4, android::base::Join(v4, '\n'));
-    res |= execIptablesRestore(V6, android::base::Join(v6, '\n'));
+    res |= execIptablesRestore(V4, Join(v4, '\n'));
+    res |= execIptablesRestore(V6, Join(v6, '\n'));
 
 #undef CMD_V4
 #undef CMD_V6
@@ -151,44 +151,38 @@
         CLEAR_CHAIN(LOCAL_CLEAR_DETECT),
         "COMMIT\n"
     };
-    const std::string commands = android::base::Join(commandList, '\n');
+    const std::string commands = Join(commandList, '\n');
     return execIptablesRestore(V4V6, commands);
 #undef CLEAR_CHAIN
 }
 
 int StrictController::setUidCleartextPenalty(uid_t uid, StrictPenalty penalty) {
-    char uidStr[16];
-    sprintf(uidStr, "%d", uid);
-
-    int res = 0;
+    std::vector<std::string> commands;
     if (penalty == ACCEPT) {
         // Clean up any old rules
-        execIptables(V4V6, "-D", LOCAL_OUTPUT,
-                "-m", "owner", "--uid-owner", uidStr,
-                "-j", LOCAL_CLEAR_DETECT, NULL);
-        execIptables(V4V6, "-D", LOCAL_CLEAR_CAUGHT,
-                "-m", "owner", "--uid-owner", uidStr,
-                "-j", LOCAL_PENALTY_LOG, NULL);
-        execIptables(V4V6, "-D", LOCAL_CLEAR_CAUGHT,
-                "-m", "owner", "--uid-owner", uidStr,
-                "-j", LOCAL_PENALTY_REJECT, NULL);
-
+        commands = {
+            "*filter",
+            StringPrintf("-D %s -m owner --uid-owner %d -j %s",
+                         LOCAL_OUTPUT, uid, LOCAL_CLEAR_DETECT),
+            StringPrintf("-D %s -m owner --uid-owner %d -j %s",
+                         LOCAL_CLEAR_CAUGHT, uid, LOCAL_PENALTY_LOG),
+            StringPrintf("-D %s -m owner --uid-owner %d -j %s",
+                         LOCAL_CLEAR_CAUGHT, uid, LOCAL_PENALTY_REJECT),
+        };
     } else {
         // Always take a detour to investigate this UID
-        res |= execIptables(V4V6, "-I", LOCAL_OUTPUT,
-                "-m", "owner", "--uid-owner", uidStr,
-                "-j", LOCAL_CLEAR_DETECT, NULL);
-
+        commands.push_back("*filter");
+        commands.push_back(StringPrintf("-I %s -m owner --uid-owner %d -j %s",
+                                        LOCAL_OUTPUT, uid, LOCAL_CLEAR_DETECT));
         if (penalty == LOG) {
-            res |= execIptables(V4V6, "-I", LOCAL_CLEAR_CAUGHT,
-                    "-m", "owner", "--uid-owner", uidStr,
-                    "-j", LOCAL_PENALTY_LOG, NULL);
+            commands.push_back(StringPrintf("-I %s -m owner --uid-owner %d -j %s",
+                                            LOCAL_CLEAR_CAUGHT, uid, LOCAL_PENALTY_LOG));
         } else if (penalty == REJECT) {
-            res |= execIptables(V4V6, "-I", LOCAL_CLEAR_CAUGHT,
-                    "-m", "owner", "--uid-owner", uidStr,
-                    "-j", LOCAL_PENALTY_REJECT, NULL);
+            commands.push_back(StringPrintf("-I %s -m owner --uid-owner %d -j %s",
+                                            LOCAL_CLEAR_CAUGHT, uid, LOCAL_PENALTY_REJECT));
         }
     }
+    commands.push_back("COMMIT\n");
 
-    return res;
+    return execIptablesRestore(V4V6, Join(commands, "\n"));
 }