diff --git a/security/crowdsec-firewall-bouncer/Makefile b/security/crowdsec-firewall-bouncer/Makefile
index a52441bcfc53..db4d992dcf88 100644
--- a/security/crowdsec-firewall-bouncer/Makefile
+++ b/security/crowdsec-firewall-bouncer/Makefile
@@ -1,64 +1,54 @@
 PORTNAME=	crowdsec-firewall-bouncer
-PORTVERSION=	0.0.20  # NOTE: change BUILD_VERSION and BUILD_TAG as well
+PORTVERSION=	0.0.23.r2  # NOTE: change BUILD_VERSION and BUILD_TAG as well
 DISTVERSIONPREFIX=	v
 CATEGORIES=	security
 
 MAINTAINER=	marco@crowdsec.net
 COMMENT=	CrowdSec bouncer written in golang for firewalls
 
 LICENSE=	MIT
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE
 
 BUILD_DEPENDS=	git:devel/git@lite \
 		go:lang/go
 
 USES=		gmake
 
-RUN_DEPENDS=	crowdsec>0:security/crowdsec
-
 USE_GITHUB=	yes
 GH_ACCOUNT=	crowdsecurity
 GH_PROJECT=	cs-firewall-bouncer
-GH_TAGNAME=	v0.0.20-freebsd
+GH_TAGNAME=	v0.0.23.r2-freebsd
 #GH_TAGNAME is automatically set from DISTVERSION
 
 USE_RC_SUBR=	crowdsec_firewall
 
-SUB_FILES=	pkg-message \
-		pkg-install \
-		pkg-deinstall
+SUB_FILES=	pkg-deinstall pkg-install pkg-message
 
 # BUILD_VERSION=$(git describe --tags $(git rev-list --tags --max-count=1))
 # BUILD_TAG=$(git rev-parse HEAD)
-MAKE_ENV=	BUILD_VERSION="v0.0.20" \
-		BUILD_TAG="a456a4debdf3d3551c89b8490bb942f626027310"
+MAKE_ENV=	BUILD_TAG="bc4bb1d531d47ad94ead2dce3a11f6391b1e8619" \
+		BUILD_VERSION="v0.0.23-rc2"
 
 ETCDIR=		${PREFIX}/etc/crowdsec/bouncers
 
 post-patch:
 	${REINPLACE_CMD} 's,$${BACKEND},pf,g' \
 		${WRKSRC}/config/crowdsec-firewall-bouncer.yaml
 
 do-install:
 	#
 	# Binaries
 	#
 
 	${INSTALL_PROGRAM} ${WRKSRC}/crowdsec-firewall-bouncer \
 		${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/bin/crowdsec-firewall-bouncer
 
 	#
 	# Configuration
 	#
 
 	@${MKDIR} ${STAGEDIR}${ETCDIR}
 	${INSTALL_DATA} ${WRKSRC}/config/crowdsec-firewall-bouncer.yaml \
 		${STAGEDIR}${ETCDIR}/crowdsec-firewall-bouncer.yaml.sample
 
-	#
-	# Log rotation
-	#
-
-	${INSTALL_DATA} ${FILESDIR}/crowdsec-firewall-bouncer.conf-newsyslog ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/etc/newsyslog.conf.d/crowdsec-firewall-bouncer.conf.sample
-
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/security/crowdsec-firewall-bouncer/distinfo b/security/crowdsec-firewall-bouncer/distinfo
index 1548b93d6c60..0cdb9bb30d8c 100644
--- a/security/crowdsec-firewall-bouncer/distinfo
+++ b/security/crowdsec-firewall-bouncer/distinfo
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-TIMESTAMP = 1640213523
-SHA256 (crowdsecurity-cs-firewall-bouncer-v0.0.20-v0.0.20-freebsd_GH0.tar.gz) = 95f8abf5f44e700e7f0a41edf5367715ce06918cb0de7a5d084bdca277563171
-SIZE (crowdsecurity-cs-firewall-bouncer-v0.0.20-v0.0.20-freebsd_GH0.tar.gz) = 3018717
+TIMESTAMP = 1645218461
+SHA256 (crowdsecurity-cs-firewall-bouncer-v0.0.23.r2-v0.0.23.r2-freebsd_GH0.tar.gz) = efb34044e8a648c1ec505fef64de3e4901ac760e732b647650f8e46547c7fe87
+SIZE (crowdsecurity-cs-firewall-bouncer-v0.0.23.r2-v0.0.23.r2-freebsd_GH0.tar.gz) = 3053462
diff --git a/security/crowdsec-firewall-bouncer/files/crowdsec-firewall-bouncer.conf-newsyslog b/security/crowdsec-firewall-bouncer/files/crowdsec-firewall-bouncer.conf-newsyslog
deleted file mode 100644
index b26fae25b5ce..000000000000
--- a/security/crowdsec-firewall-bouncer/files/crowdsec-firewall-bouncer.conf-newsyslog
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-# logfilename				[owner:group]	mode	count	size(kb)	when	flags	[/pid_file]			[sig_num]
-/var/log/crowdsec-firewall-bouncer.log	root:wheel	644  	10	5120		*	JC	/var/run/crowdsec_firewall.pid
diff --git a/security/crowdsec-firewall-bouncer/files/crowdsec_firewall.in b/security/crowdsec-firewall-bouncer/files/crowdsec_firewall.in
index 6a0f96f26f8f..9ae41cef717b 100755
--- a/security/crowdsec-firewall-bouncer/files/crowdsec_firewall.in
+++ b/security/crowdsec-firewall-bouncer/files/crowdsec_firewall.in
@@ -1,60 +1,59 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 #
 # PROVIDE: crowdsec_firewall
-# REQUIRE: LOGIN DAEMON NETWORKING crowdsec
+# REQUIRE: LOGIN DAEMON NETWORKING
 # KEYWORD: shutdown
 #
 # Add the following lines to /etc/rc.conf.local or /etc/rc.conf
 # to enable this service:
 #
 # crowdsec_firewall_enable (bool):	Set it to YES to enable crowdsec firewall.
 #					Default is "NO"
+# crowdsec_firewall_config (str):	Set the bouncer config path.
+#					Default is "%%ETCDIR%%/crowdsec-firewall-bouncer.yaml"
+# crowdsec_firewall_flags (str):	extra flags to run bouncer.
+#					Default is ""
 
 . /etc/rc.subr
 
 name=crowdsec_firewall
 desc="Crowdsec Firewall"
 rcvar=crowdsec_firewall_enable
 
 load_rc_config $name
 
 : "${crowdsec_firewall_enable:=NO}"
 : "${crowdsec_firewall_config:=%%ETCDIR%%/crowdsec-firewall-bouncer.yaml}"
+: "${crowdsec_firewall_flags:=}"
 
 pidfile=/var/run/${name}.pid
 required_files="$crowdsec_firewall_config"
 command="%%PREFIX%%/bin/crowdsec-firewall-bouncer"
 start_cmd="${name}_start"
 start_precmd="${name}_precmd"
 
 crowdsec_firewall_precmd() {
     CSCLI=%%PREFIX%%/bin/cscli
     orig_line="api_key: \${API_KEY}"
+    # IF the bouncer is not configured
     if grep -q "^${orig_line}" "${crowdsec_firewall_config}"; then
         SUFFIX=$(LC_CTYPE=C tr -dc A-Za-z0-9 </dev/urandom | head -c 8)
         BOUNCER="cs-firewall-bouncer-${SUFFIX}"
+        # AND crowdsec is installed..
         if command -v "$CSCLI" >/dev/null; then
+            # THEN, register it to the local API
             API_KEY=$($CSCLI bouncers add "${BOUNCER}" -o raw)
             if [ -n "$API_KEY" ]; then
                 sed -i "" "s/^${orig_line}/api_key: ${API_KEY}     # ${BOUNCER}/" "${crowdsec_firewall_config}"
                 echo "Registered: ${BOUNCER}"
             fi
         fi
     fi
-
-    # needs real tabs
-    cat <<-EOT | /sbin/pfctl -f /dev/fd/0
-	table <crowdsec-blacklists> persist
-	table <crowdsec6-blacklists> persist
-	block drop in quick from <crowdsec-blacklists> to any
-	block drop in quick from <crowdsec6-blacklists> to any
-	EOT
-
 }
 
 crowdsec_firewall_start() {
     /usr/sbin/daemon -f -p ${pidfile} -t "${desc}" -- \
-        ${command} -c "${crowdsec_firewall_config}"
+        ${command} -c "${crowdsec_firewall_config}" ${crowdsec_firewall_flags}
 }
 
 run_rc_command "$1"
diff --git a/security/crowdsec-firewall-bouncer/files/patch-Makefile b/security/crowdsec-firewall-bouncer/files/patch-Makefile
index df450e5e1b27..d8f1e8f79f4e 100644
--- a/security/crowdsec-firewall-bouncer/files/patch-Makefile
+++ b/security/crowdsec-firewall-bouncer/files/patch-Makefile
@@ -1,11 +1,15 @@
---- Makefile.orig	2021-12-22 22:57:23 UTC
+--- Makefile.orig	2022-02-11 13:22:37 UTC
 +++ Makefile
-@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ BUILD_VERSION?="$(shell git describe --tags `git rev-l
- BUILD_GOVERSION="$(shell go version | cut -d " " -f3 | sed -r 's/[go]+//g')"
- BUILD_TIMESTAMP=$(shell date +%F"_"%T)
- BUILD_TAG?="$(shell git rev-parse HEAD)"
--export LD_OPTS=-ldflags "-s -w -X github.com/crowdsecurity/cs-firewall-bouncer/pkg/version.Version=$(BUILD_VERSION) \
-+export LD_OPTS=-mod vendor -modcacherw --ldflags "-s -w -X github.com/crowdsecurity/cs-firewall-bouncer/pkg/version.Version=$(BUILD_VERSION) \
- -X github.com/crowdsecurity/cs-firewall-bouncer/pkg/version.BuildDate=$(BUILD_TIMESTAMP) \
- -X github.com/crowdsecurity/cs-firewall-bouncer/pkg/version.Tag=$(BUILD_TAG) \
- -X github.com/crowdsecurity/cs-firewall-bouncer/pkg/version.GoVersion=$(BUILD_GOVERSION)"
+@@ -54,10 +54,10 @@ lint:
+ 	golangci-lint run
+ 
+ static: goversion clean
+-	$(GOBUILD) -ldflags "$(LDFLAGS_STATIC)" -o $(BINARY_NAME) -v -a -tags netgo
++	$(GOBUILD) -mod vendor -modcacherw -ldflags "$(LDFLAGS_STATIC)" -o $(BINARY_NAME) -v -a -tags netgo
+ 
+ build: goversion clean
+-	$(GOBUILD) -ldflags "$(LDFLAGS_DYNAMIC)" -o $(BINARY_NAME) -v
++	$(GOBUILD) -mod vendor -modcacherw -ldflags "$(LDFLAGS_DYNAMIC)" -o $(BINARY_NAME) -v
+ 
+ test:
+ 	@$(GOTEST) -ldflags "$(LDFLAGS_DYNAMIC)" -v ./...
diff --git a/security/crowdsec-firewall-bouncer/files/pkg-deinstall.in b/security/crowdsec-firewall-bouncer/files/pkg-deinstall.in
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
diff --git a/security/crowdsec-firewall-bouncer/files/pkg-install.in b/security/crowdsec-firewall-bouncer/files/pkg-install.in
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
diff --git a/security/crowdsec-firewall-bouncer/files/pkg-message.in b/security/crowdsec-firewall-bouncer/files/pkg-message.in
index 8bcdc8d1d9d6..489267594020 100644
--- a/security/crowdsec-firewall-bouncer/files/pkg-message.in
+++ b/security/crowdsec-firewall-bouncer/files/pkg-message.in
@@ -1,45 +1,47 @@
 [
 { type: install
   message: <<EOM
 
 crowdsec-firewall-bouncer is installed.
 
-The bouncer should register itself but you may want to check the
-configuration file, which is now in %%ETCDIR%%/crowdsec-firewall-bouncer.yaml
+The bouncer should register itself with the Local API but you may want to check the
+configuration file, which has been moved to %%ETCDIR%%/crowdsec-firewall-bouncer.yaml
 (for consistency with the other platforms).
 
 In previous versions, the configuration was in /usr/local/etc/crowdsec-firewall-bouncer, you may need
 to check if you made any changes there.
 
 This package depends on the Packet Filter service.
 To make sure it's active:
 
 ----------
 # sysrc pf_enable=YES
 pf_enable: NO -> YES
 # service pf start
 Enabling pf.
 ----------
 
-Then activate the bouncer via sysrc:
+Add the following in /etc/pf.conf to create the firewall tables and rules:
 
 ----------
-# sysrc crowdsec_firewall_enable="YES"
-crowdsec_firewall_enable: NO -> YES
-# service crowdsec_firewall start
+table <crowdsec-blacklists> persist
+table <crowdsec6-blacklists> persist
+block drop in quick from <crowdsec-blacklists> to any
+block drop in quick from <crowdsec6-blacklists> to any
 ----------
 
-After a few seconds, the bouncer should have created the tables and rules:
+To apply the file:
+
+# pfctl -f /etc/pf.conf
+
+Then activate the bouncer via sysrc and run it:
 
 ----------
-# pfctl -s Tables
-crowdsec-blacklists
-crowdsec6-blacklists
-# pfctl -s Tables -s rules
-block drop in quick from <crowdsec-blacklists> to any
-block drop in quick from <crowdsec6-blacklists> to any
+# sysrc crowdsec_firewall_enable="YES"
+crowdsec_firewall_enable: NO -> YES
+# service crowdsec_firewall start
 ----------
 
 EOM
 }
 ]
diff --git a/security/crowdsec-firewall-bouncer/pkg-plist b/security/crowdsec-firewall-bouncer/pkg-plist
index ecbf8e901981..6a41287c1e57 100644
--- a/security/crowdsec-firewall-bouncer/pkg-plist
+++ b/security/crowdsec-firewall-bouncer/pkg-plist
@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
 @mode 0755
 bin/crowdsec-firewall-bouncer
-@dir etc/newsyslog.conf.d
 @mode 0600
 @sample %%ETCDIR%%/crowdsec-firewall-bouncer.yaml.sample
-@mode 0644
-@sample etc/newsyslog.conf.d/crowdsec-firewall-bouncer.conf.sample