diff --git a/iptables.sh b/iptables.sh
index 163b08c..45d8824 100644
--- a/iptables.sh
+++ b/iptables.sh
@@ -11,15 +11,14 @@ declare -A TABLE_RULES
 echo "[*] Extracting rules by table..."
 
 current_table=""
-while IFS= read -r line; do
-    if [[ "$line" =~ ^\* ]]; then
-    current_table="${line:1}"
-    TABLE_RULES["$current_table"]="$TEMP_DIR/$current_table.rules"
-    > "${TABLE_RULES[$current_table]}"
-    elif [[ "$line" =~ ^-A ]]; then
-    echo "$line" >> "${TABLE_RULES[$current_table]}"
+while IFS= read -r rule; do
+  if [[ -n "$rule" && "$rule" == -A* ]]; then
+    echo "    → $rule"
+    if ! eval "iptables -t $table $rule"; then
+      echo "[!] Failed to apply: $rule"
     fi
-done < "$BACKUP_FILE"
+  fi
+done <<< "$DEDUPED"
 
 for table in "${!TABLE_RULES[@]}"; do
     echo "[*] Processing table: $table"