diff --git a/net/ddns-scripts/Makefile b/net/ddns-scripts/Makefile
index 2150a40267..f8c63dec8b 100755
--- a/net/ddns-scripts/Makefile
+++ b/net/ddns-scripts/Makefile
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ PKG_NAME:=ddns-scripts
 PKG_VERSION:=2.7.7
 # Release == build
 # increase on changes of services files or tld_names.dat
-PKG_RELEASE:=4
+PKG_RELEASE:=5
 
 PKG_LICENSE:=GPL-2.0
 PKG_MAINTAINER:=Christian Schoenebeck <christian.schoenebeck@gmail.com>
diff --git a/net/ddns-scripts/files/dynamic_dns_functions.sh b/net/ddns-scripts/files/dynamic_dns_functions.sh
index 90501ac695..c944fc2aa3 100755
--- a/net/ddns-scripts/files/dynamic_dns_functions.sh
+++ b/net/ddns-scripts/files/dynamic_dns_functions.sh
@@ -262,9 +262,9 @@ write_log() {
 	[ $VERBOSE -gt 0 -o $__EXIT -gt 0 ] && echo -e "$__MSG"
 	# write to logfile
 	if [ ${use_logfile:-1} -eq 1 -o $VERBOSE -gt 1 ]; then
-		printf "%s\n" "$__MSG" | \
-			sed -e "s/$password/*password*/g; \
-				s/$URL_PASS/*URL_PASS*/g" >> $LOGFILE
+		[ -n "$password" ] && __MSG=$( printf "%s" "$__MSG" | sed -e "s/$password/*password*/g" )
+		[ -n "$URL_PASS" ] && __MSG=$( printf "%s" "$__MSG" | sed -e "s/$URL_PASS/*URL_PASS*/g" )
+		printf "%s\n" "$__MSG" >> $LOGFILE
 		# VERBOSE > 1 then NO loop so NO truncate log to $ddns_loglines lines
 		[ $VERBOSE -gt 1 ] || sed -i -e :a -e '$q;N;'$ddns_loglines',$D;ba' $LOGFILE
 	fi