diff --git a/port_fwd.c b/port_fwd.c
index 9502463..fc4d5cb 100644
--- a/port_fwd.c
+++ b/port_fwd.c
@@ -68,46 +68,26 @@ static void procfs_scan_listen(int fd, unsigned int lstate,
 }
 
 /**
- * get_bound_ports_tcp() - Get maps of TCP ports with bound sockets
- * @c:		Execution context
- * @ns:		If set, set bitmaps for ports to tap/ns -- to init otherwise
+ * port_fwd_scan_tcp() - Scan /proc to update TCP forwarding map
+ * @fwd:	Forwarding information to update
+ * @rev:	Forwarding information for the reverse direction
  */
-void get_bound_ports_tcp(struct ctx *c, int ns)
+void port_fwd_scan_tcp(struct port_fwd *fwd, const struct port_fwd *rev)
 {
-	struct port_fwd *fwd, *rev;
-
-	if (ns) {
-		fwd = &c->tcp.fwd_in;
-		rev = &c->tcp.fwd_out;
-	} else {
-		fwd = &c->tcp.fwd_out;
-		rev = &c->tcp.fwd_in;
-	}
-
 	memset(fwd->map, 0, PORT_BITMAP_SIZE);
 	procfs_scan_listen(fwd->scan4, TCP_LISTEN, fwd->map, rev->map);
 	procfs_scan_listen(fwd->scan6, TCP_LISTEN, fwd->map, rev->map);
 }
 
 /**
- * get_bound_ports_udp() - Get maps of UDP ports with bound sockets
- * @c:		Execution context
- * @ns:		If set, set bitmaps for ports to tap/ns -- to init otherwise
+ * port_fwd_scan_tcp() - Scan /proc to update TCP forwarding map
+ * @fwd:	Forwarding information to update
+ * @rev:	Forwarding information for the reverse direction
+ * @tcp:	Corresponding TCP forwarding information
  */
-void get_bound_ports_udp(struct ctx *c, int ns)
+void port_fwd_scan_udp(struct port_fwd *fwd, const struct port_fwd *rev,
+		       const struct port_fwd *tcp)
 {
-	struct port_fwd *fwd, *rev, *tcp;
-
-	if (ns) {
-		fwd = &c->udp.fwd_in.f;
-		rev = &c->udp.fwd_out.f;
-		tcp = &c->tcp.fwd_in;
-	} else {
-		fwd = &c->udp.fwd_out.f;
-		rev = &c->udp.fwd_in.f;
-		tcp = &c->tcp.fwd_out;
-	}
-
 	memset(fwd->map, 0, PORT_BITMAP_SIZE);
 	procfs_scan_listen(fwd->scan4, UDP_LISTEN, fwd->map, rev->map);
 	procfs_scan_listen(fwd->scan6, UDP_LISTEN, fwd->map, rev->map);
@@ -137,21 +117,23 @@ void port_fwd_init(struct ctx *c)
 	if (c->tcp.fwd_in.mode == FWD_AUTO) {
 		c->tcp.fwd_in.scan4 = open_in_ns(c, "/proc/net/tcp", flags);
 		c->tcp.fwd_in.scan6 = open_in_ns(c, "/proc/net/tcp6", flags);
-		get_bound_ports_tcp(c, 1);
+		port_fwd_scan_tcp(&c->tcp.fwd_in, &c->tcp.fwd_out);
 	}
 	if (c->udp.fwd_in.f.mode == FWD_AUTO) {
 		c->udp.fwd_in.f.scan4 = open_in_ns(c, "/proc/net/udp", flags);
 		c->udp.fwd_in.f.scan6 = open_in_ns(c, "/proc/net/udp6", flags);
-		get_bound_ports_udp(c, 1);
+		port_fwd_scan_udp(&c->udp.fwd_in.f, &c->udp.fwd_out.f,
+				  &c->tcp.fwd_in);
 	}
 	if (c->tcp.fwd_out.mode == FWD_AUTO) {
 		c->tcp.fwd_out.scan4 = open("/proc/net/tcp", flags);
 		c->tcp.fwd_out.scan6 = open("/proc/net/tcp6", flags);
-		get_bound_ports_tcp(c, 0);
+		port_fwd_scan_tcp(&c->tcp.fwd_out, &c->tcp.fwd_in);
 	}
 	if (c->udp.fwd_out.f.mode == FWD_AUTO) {
 		c->udp.fwd_out.f.scan4 = open("/proc/net/udp", flags);
 		c->udp.fwd_out.f.scan6 = open("/proc/net/udp6", flags);
-		get_bound_ports_udp(c, 0);
+		port_fwd_scan_udp(&c->udp.fwd_out.f, &c->udp.fwd_in.f,
+				  &c->tcp.fwd_out);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/port_fwd.h b/port_fwd.h
index 8ab6b48..8a823d8 100644
--- a/port_fwd.h
+++ b/port_fwd.h
@@ -35,8 +35,9 @@ struct port_fwd {
 	in_port_t delta[NUM_PORTS];
 };
 
-void get_bound_ports_tcp(struct ctx *c, int ns);
-void get_bound_ports_udp(struct ctx *c, int ns);
+void port_fwd_scan_tcp(struct port_fwd *fwd, const struct port_fwd *rev);
+void port_fwd_scan_udp(struct port_fwd *fwd, const struct port_fwd *rev,
+		       const struct port_fwd *tcp);
 void port_fwd_init(struct ctx *c);
 
 #endif /* PORT_FWD_H */
diff --git a/tcp.c b/tcp.c
index 5b41897..c13b7de 100644
--- a/tcp.c
+++ b/tcp.c
@@ -3287,13 +3287,13 @@ void tcp_timer(struct ctx *c, const struct timespec *ts)
 		struct tcp_port_rebind_arg rebind_arg = { c, 0 };
 
 		if (c->tcp.fwd_out.mode == FWD_AUTO) {
-			get_bound_ports_tcp(c, 0);
+			port_fwd_scan_tcp(&c->tcp.fwd_out, &c->tcp.fwd_in);
 			rebind_arg.bind_in_ns = 1;
 			NS_CALL(tcp_port_rebind, &rebind_arg);
 		}
 
 		if (c->tcp.fwd_in.mode == FWD_AUTO) {
-			get_bound_ports_tcp(c, 1);
+			port_fwd_scan_tcp(&c->tcp.fwd_in, &c->tcp.fwd_out);
 			rebind_arg.bind_in_ns = 0;
 			tcp_port_rebind(&rebind_arg);
 		}