diff --git a/ddclient.in b/ddclient.in
index 728558d..99e4095 100755
--- a/ddclient.in
+++ b/ddclient.in
@@ -2392,7 +2392,6 @@ sub logmsg {
     }
 }
 sub _logmsg_fmt { return (@_ > 1) ? sprintf(shift, @_) : shift; }
-sub verbose { logmsg(email => 1, pfx => shift,      _logmsg_fmt(@_)) if opt('verbose'); }
 sub info    { logmsg(email => 1, pfx => 'INFO:',    _logmsg_fmt(@_)) if opt('verbose'); }
 sub debug   { logmsg(            pfx => 'DEBUG:',   _logmsg_fmt(@_)) if opt('debug'); }
 sub debug2  { logmsg(            pfx => 'DEBUG:',   _logmsg_fmt(@_)) if opt('debug') && opt('verbose'); }
@@ -3718,7 +3717,6 @@ sub nic_dyndns1_update {
     for my $h (@_) {
         my $ip = delete $config{$h}{'wantip'};
         info("setting IP address to %s for %s", $ip, $h);
-        verbose("UPDATE:", "updating %s", $h);
 
         my $url;
         $url  = "https://$config{$h}{'server'}/nic/";
@@ -3737,11 +3735,7 @@ sub nic_dyndns1_update {
             url => $url,
             login => $config{$h}{'login'},
             password => $config{$h}{'password'},
-        ) // '';
-        if ($reply eq '') {
-            failed("updating %s: Could not connect to %s.", $h, $config{$h}{'server'});
-            next;
-        }
+        );
         next if !header_ok($h, $reply);
 
         my @reply = split /\n/, $reply;
@@ -3868,11 +3862,7 @@ sub nic_dyndns2_update {
             url => $url,
             login => $groupcfg{'login'},
             password => $groupcfg{'password'},
-        ) // '';
-        if ($reply eq '') {
-            failed("$hosts: Could not connect to $groupcfg{'server'}");
-            next;
-        }
+        );
         next if !header_ok($hosts, $reply);
         # Some services can return 200 OK even if there is an error (e.g., bad authentication,
         # updates too frequent) so the body of the response must also be checked.
@@ -4024,10 +4014,7 @@ sub dnsexit2_update_host {
             update => \@updates,
         }),
     );
-    if (!header_ok($h, $reply)) {
-        failed("$h: request to $url failed");
-        return;
-    }
+    return if !header_ok($h, $reply);
     (my $body = $reply) =~ s/^.*?\r?\n\r?\n//s;
     my $response = eval { decode_json($body); };
     if (ref($response) ne 'HASH') {
@@ -4323,10 +4310,6 @@ sub nic_domeneshop_update {
                 login => $config{$h}{'login'},
                 password => $config{$h}{'password'},
             );
-            if (!defined($reply) || !$reply) {
-                failed("$h: Request to $config{$h}{'server'} failed");
-                next;
-            }
             next if !header_ok($h, $reply);
             $config{$h}{"ipv$ipv"} = $ip;
             $config{$h}{'mtime'} = $now;
@@ -4386,7 +4369,6 @@ sub nic_zoneedit1_update {
         delete $config{$_}{'wantip'} for @hosts;
 
         info("setting IP address to %s for %s", $ip, $hosts);
-        verbose("UPDATE:", "updating %s", $hosts);
 
         my $url = '';
         $url .= "https://$groupcfg{'server'}/auth/dynamic.html";
@@ -4399,11 +4381,7 @@ sub nic_zoneedit1_update {
             url => $url,
             login => $groupcfg{'login'},
             password => $groupcfg{'password'},
-        ) // '';
-        if ($reply eq '') {
-            failed("updating %s: Could not connect to %s.", $hosts, $groupcfg{'server'});
-            next;
-        }
+        );
         next if !header_ok($hosts, $reply);
 
         my @reply = split /\n/, $reply;
@@ -4518,11 +4496,7 @@ sub nic_easydns_update {
                 url => $url,
                 login => $config{$h}{'login'},
                 password => $config{$h}{'password'},
-            ) // '';
-            if ($reply eq '') {
-                failed("$h: Could not connect to $config{$h}{'server'}");
-                next;
-            }
+            );
             next if !header_ok($h, $reply);
             (my $body = $reply) =~ s/^.*?\n\n//s or do {
                 failed("$h: Could not connect to $config{$h}{'server'}");
@@ -4595,7 +4569,6 @@ sub nic_namecheap_update {
     for my $h (@_) {
         my $ip = delete $config{$h}{'wantip'};
         info("setting IP address to %s for %s", $ip, $h);
-        verbose("UPDATE:", "updating %s", $h);
 
         my $url;
         $url = "https://$config{$h}{'server'}/update";
@@ -4608,12 +4581,8 @@ sub nic_namecheap_update {
         $url .= "&ip=";
         $url .= $ip if $ip;
 
-        my $reply = geturl(proxy => opt('proxy'), url => $url) // '';
-        if ($reply eq '') {
-            failed("updating %s: Could not connect to %s.", $h, $config{$h}{'server'});
-            next;
-        }
-        next if !header_ok($h, $reply);
+        my $reply = geturl(proxy => opt('proxy'), url => $url);
+        next if !header_ok($reply);
 
         my @reply = split /\n/, $reply;
         if (grep /<ErrCount>0/i, @reply) {
@@ -4801,7 +4770,6 @@ sub nic_nfsn_update {
 
         my $ip = delete $config{$h}{'wantip'};
         info("setting IP address to %s for %s", $ip, $h);
-        verbose("UPDATE:", "updating %s", $h);
 
         my $list_path = "/dns/$zone/listRRs";
         my $list_body = encode_www_form_urlencoded({name => $name, type => 'A'});
@@ -4920,7 +4888,6 @@ sub nic_njalla_update {
         $url .= (($quietreply eq 1)) ? '&quiet' : '';
 
         info("setting address to%s for %s", ($ip_output eq '') ? ' auto' : $ip_output, $h);
-        verbose("UPDATE:", "updating %s", $h);
         debug("url: %s", $url);
 
         # Try to get URL
@@ -5010,7 +4977,6 @@ sub nic_sitelutions_update {
     for my $h (@_) {
         my $ip = delete $config{$h}{'wantip'};
         info("setting IP address to %s for %s", $ip, $h);
-        verbose("UPDATE:", "updating %s", $h);
 
         my $url;
         $url  = "https://$config{$h}{'server'}/dnsup";
@@ -5021,10 +4987,6 @@ sub nic_sitelutions_update {
         $url .= $ip if $ip;
 
         my $reply = geturl(proxy => opt('proxy'), url => $url);
-        if (!defined($reply) || !$reply) {
-            failed("updating %s: Could not connect to %s.", $h, $config{$h}{'server'});
-            next;
-        }
         next if !header_ok($h, $reply);
 
         my @reply = split /\n/, $reply;
@@ -5112,7 +5074,7 @@ sub nic_freedns_update {
                        url => $url
                       );
     my $record_list_error = '';
-    if ($reply && header_ok($_[0], $reply)) {
+    if (header_ok($_[0], $reply)) {
         $reply =~ s/^.*?\n\n//s;  # Strip the headers.
         for (split("\n", $reply)) {
             my @rec = split(/\|/);
@@ -5171,7 +5133,7 @@ sub nic_freedns_update {
                 my $reply = geturl(proxy => opt('proxy'),
                                    url => $url
                                   );
-                if ($reply && header_ok($h, $reply)) {
+                if (header_ok($h, $reply)) {
                     $reply =~ s/^.*?\n\n//s;  # Strip the headers.
                     if ($reply =~ /Updated.*$h.*to.*$ip/) {
                         $config{$h}{"ipv$ipv"} = $ip;
@@ -5183,8 +5145,6 @@ sub nic_freedns_update {
                         warning("REPLIED: %s", $reply);
                         failed("updating %s: Invalid reply.", $h);
                     }
-                } else {
-                    failed("updating %s: Could not connect to %s.", $h, $url_tmpl);
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -5229,7 +5189,6 @@ sub nic_1984_update {
     for my $host (@_) {
         my $ip = delete $config{$host}{'wantip'};
         info("setting IP address to %s for %s", $ip, $host);
-        verbose("UPDATE:", "updating %s", $host);
 
         my $url;
         $url  = "https://$config{$host}{'server'}/1.0/freedns/";
@@ -5240,11 +5199,7 @@ sub nic_1984_update {
         my $reply = geturl(
             proxy => opt('proxy'),
             url => $url,
-        ) // '';
-        if ($reply eq '') {
-            failed("Updating %s: Could not connect to %s.", $host, $config{$host}{'server'});
-            next;
-        }
+        );
         next if !header_ok($host, $reply);
 
         # Strip header
@@ -5311,7 +5266,6 @@ sub nic_changeip_update {
     for my $h (@_) {
         my $ip = delete $config{$h}{'wantip'};
         info("setting IP address to %s for %s", $ip, $h);
-        verbose("UPDATE:", "updating %s", $h);
 
         my $url;
         $url  = "https://$config{$h}{'server'}/nic/update";
@@ -5325,10 +5279,6 @@ sub nic_changeip_update {
             login => $config{$h}{'login'},
             password => $config{$h}{'password'},
         );
-        if (!defined($reply) || !$reply) {
-            failed("updating %s: Could not connect to %s.", $h, $config{$h}{'server'});
-            next;
-        }
         next if !header_ok($h, $reply);
 
         my @reply = split /\n/, $reply;
@@ -5506,17 +5456,12 @@ sub nic_henet_update {
         for my $ipv ('4', '6') {
             my $ip = delete($config{$h}{"wantipv$ipv"}) or next;
             info("Setting IPv%s address to %s for %s", $ipv, $ip, $h);
-            verbose("UPDATE:", "updating %s", $h);
             my $reply = geturl(
                 proxy => opt('proxy'),
                 url => "https://$config{$h}{'server'}/nic/update?hostname=$h&myip=$ip",
                 login => $h,
                 password => $config{$h}{'password'},
-            ) // '';
-            if ($reply eq '') {
-                failed("updating %s: Could not connect to %s.", $h, $config{$h}{'server'});
-                next;
-            }
+            );
             next if !header_ok($h, $reply);
             # dyn.dns.he.net can return 200 OK even if there is an error (e.g., bad authentication,
             # updates too frequent) so the body of the response must also be checked.
@@ -5603,19 +5548,12 @@ sub nic_mythicdyn_update {
                     password  => $config{$h}{'password'},
                     ipversion => $mythver,
                 );
-                unless ($reply) {
-                    failed("Updating service %s failed: %s", $h, $config{$h}{'server'});
-                    next;
-                }
-
                 my $ok = header_ok($h, $reply);
                 if ($ok) {
                     $config{$h}{'mtime'} = $now;
                     $config{$h}{"status-ipv$mythver"} = "good";
 
                     success("%s -- IPV%s Updated successfully.", $h, $mythver);
-                } else {
-                    failed("%s -- Failed to update.", $h);
                 }
             } else {
                 info("No configuration for IPV%s -------------", $mythver);
@@ -5694,7 +5632,6 @@ sub nic_nsupdate_update {
 
         info("setting IPv4 address to %s for %s", $ipv4, $hosts) if ($ipv4);
         info("setting IPv6 address to %s for %s", $ipv6, $hosts) if ($ipv6);
-        verbose("UPDATE:", "updating %s", $hosts);
 
         ## send separate requests for each zone with all hosts in that zone
         my $instructions = <<"EoINSTR1";
@@ -5717,8 +5654,8 @@ EoINSTR4
         my $command = "$binary -k $keyfile";
         $command .= " -v" if ynu($groupcfg{'tcp'}, 1, 0, 0);
         $command .= " -d" if (opt('debug'));
-        verbose("UPDATE:", "nsupdate command is: %s", $command);
-        verbose("UPDATE:", "nsupdate instructions are:\n%s", $instructions);
+        debug("nsupdate command: $command");
+        debug("nsupdate instructions:\n$instructions");
 
         my $status = pipecmd($command, $instructions);
         if ($status eq 1) {
@@ -5816,11 +5753,7 @@ sub nic_cloudflare_update {
                                url => $url,
                                headers => $headers
                               );
-            unless ($reply && header_ok($domain, $reply)) {
-                failed("updating %s: Could not connect to %s.", $domain, $config{$domain}{'server'});
-                next;
-            }
-
+            next if !header_ok($domain, $reply);
             # Strip header
             $reply =~ qr/{(?:[^{}]*|(?R))*}/mp;
             my $response = eval {decode_json(${^MATCH})};
@@ -5854,10 +5787,7 @@ sub nic_cloudflare_update {
                                 url => $url,
                                 headers => $headers
                                );
-                unless ($reply && header_ok($domain, $reply)) {
-                    failed("updating %s: Could not connect to %s.", $domain, $config{$domain}{'server'});
-                    next;
-                }
+                next if !header_ok($domain, $reply);
                 # Strip header
                 $reply =~ qr/{(?:[^{}]*|(?R))*}/mp;
                 $response = eval {decode_json(${^MATCH})};
@@ -5881,10 +5811,7 @@ sub nic_cloudflare_update {
                                 method => "PATCH",
                                 data => $data
                                );
-                unless ($reply && header_ok($domain, $reply)) {
-                    failed("updating %s: Could not connect to %s.", $domain, $config{$domain}{'server'});
-                    next;
-                }
+                next if !header_ok($domain, $reply);
                 # Strip header
                 $reply =~ qr/{(?:[^{}]*|(?R))*}/mp;
                 $response = eval {decode_json(${^MATCH})};
@@ -5949,11 +5876,7 @@ sub nic_hetzner_update {
                            url => $url,
                            headers => $headers
                           );
-        unless ($reply && header_ok($domain, $reply)) {
-            failed("updating %s: Could not connect to %s.", $domain, $config{$domain}{'server'});
-            next;
-        }
-
+        next if !header_ok($domain, $reply);
         # Strip header
         $reply =~ qr/{(?:[^{}]*|(?R))*}/mp;
         my $response = eval {decode_json(${^MATCH})};
@@ -5985,10 +5908,7 @@ sub nic_hetzner_update {
                             url => $url,
                             headers => $headers
                            );
-            unless ($reply && header_ok($domain, $reply)) {
-                failed("updating %s: Could not connect to %s.", $domain, $config{$domain}{'server'});
-                next;
-            }
+            next if !header_ok($domain, $reply);
             # Strip header
             $reply =~ qr/{(?:[^{}]*|(?R))*}/mp;
             $response = eval {decode_json(${^MATCH})};
@@ -6019,10 +5939,7 @@ sub nic_hetzner_update {
                             method => $http_method,
                             data => $data
                            );
-            unless ($reply && header_ok($domain, $reply)) {
-                failed("updating %s: Could not connect to %s.", $domain, $config{$domain}{'server'});
-                next;
-            }
+            next if !header_ok($domain, $reply);
             # Strip header
             $reply =~ qr/{(?:[^{}]*|(?R))*}/mp;
             $response = eval {decode_json(${^MATCH})};
@@ -6136,11 +6053,7 @@ sub nic_inwx_update {
             url => $url,
             login => $groupcfg{'login'},
             password => $groupcfg{'password'},
-        ) // '';
-        if ($reply eq '') {
-            failed("$hosts: Could not connect to $groupcfg{'server'}");
-            next;
-        }
+        );
         next if !header_ok($hosts, $reply);
         # INWX can return 200 OK even if there is an error (e.g., bad authentication,
         # updates too frequent) so the body of the response must also be checked.
@@ -6243,17 +6156,12 @@ sub nic_yandex_update {
         my $headers = "PddToken: $config{$host}{'password'}\n";
 
         info("setting IP address to %s for %s", $ip, $host);
-        verbose("UPDATE:", "updating %s", $host);
 
         # Get record ID for host
         my $url = "https://$config{$host}{'server'}/api2/admin/dns/list?";
         $url .= "domain=";
         $url .= $config{$host}{'login'};
         my $reply = geturl(proxy => opt('proxy'), url => $url, headers => $headers);
-        unless ($reply) {
-            failed("updating %s: Could not connect to %s.", $host, $config{$host}{'server'});
-            next;
-        }
         next if !header_ok($host, $reply);
 
         # Strip header
@@ -6287,10 +6195,6 @@ sub nic_yandex_update {
             method => 'POST',
             data => $data,
         );
-        unless ($reply) {
-            failed("updating %s: Could not connect to %s.", $host, $config{$host}{'server'});
-            next;
-        }
         next if !header_ok($host, $reply);
 
         # Strip header
@@ -6355,10 +6259,6 @@ sub nic_duckdns_update {
         $url .= "&ip=$ipv4" if $ipv4;
         $url .= "&ipv6=$ipv6" if $ipv6;
         my $reply = geturl(proxy => opt('proxy'), url => $url);
-        if (!defined($reply) || !$reply) {
-            failed("$hosts: Could not connect to $groupcfg{'server'}");
-            next;
-        }
         next if !header_ok($hosts, $reply);
         (my $body = $reply) =~ s/^.*?\n\n//s or do {
             failed("$hosts: Invalid response from server");
@@ -6419,10 +6319,6 @@ sub nic_freemyip_update {
         info("$h: setting IP address to $ip");
         my $url = "https://$config{$h}{'server'}/update?token=$config{$h}{'password'}&domain=$h";
         my $reply = geturl(proxy => opt('proxy'), url => $url);
-        if (!defined($reply) || !$reply) {
-            failed("$h: Request to $config{$h}{'server'} failed");
-            next;
-        }
         next if !header_ok($h, $reply);
         (my $body = $reply) =~ s/^.*?\n\n//s;
         if ($body !~ /OK/) {
@@ -6478,10 +6374,6 @@ sub nic_ddnsfm_update {
                 proxy => opt('proxy'),
                 url => "$config{$h}{server}/update?key=$config{$h}{password}&domain=$h&myip=$ip",
             );
-            if (!$reply) {
-                failed("$h: Request to $config{$h}{'server'} failed");
-                next;
-            }
             next if !header_ok($h, $reply);
             $config{$h}{"ipv$ipv"} = $ip;
             $config{$h}{'mtime'} = $now;
@@ -6525,10 +6417,6 @@ sub nic_dondominio_update {
         info("$h: setting IP address to $ip");
         my $url = "https://$config{$h}{'server'}/plain/?user=$config{$h}{'login'}&password=$config{$h}{'password'}&host=$h&ip=$ip";
         my $reply = geturl(proxy => opt('proxy'), url => $url);
-        if (!defined($reply) || !$reply) {
-            failed("$h: Request to $config{$h}{'server'} failed");
-            next;
-        }
         next if !header_ok($h, $reply);
         my @reply = split /\n/, $reply;
         my $returned = pop(@reply);
@@ -6592,10 +6480,6 @@ sub nic_dnsmadeeasy_update {
         info("$h: Setting IP address to $ip");
         my $url = "$config{$h}{'server'}$config{$h}{'script'}?username=$config{$h}{'login'}&password=$config{$h}{'password'}&ip=$ip&id=$h";
         my $reply = geturl(proxy => opt('proxy'), url => $url);
-        if (!defined($reply) || !$reply) {
-            failed("$h: Request to $config{$h}{'server'} failed");
-            next;
-        }
         next if !header_ok($h, $reply);
         my @reply = split /\n/, $reply;
         my $returned = pop(@reply);
@@ -6650,7 +6534,6 @@ sub nic_ovh_update {
     for my $h (@_) {
         my $ip = delete $config{$h}{'wantip'};
         info("setting IP address to %s for %s", $ip, $h);
-        verbose("UPDATE:","updating %s", $h);
 
         # Set the URL that we're going to update
         my $url;
@@ -6799,14 +6682,7 @@ sub nic_porkbun_update {
                     apikey => $config{$h}{'apikey'},
                 }),
             );
-            if (!defined($reply) || !$reply) {
-                failed("$h: request to porkbun.com failed");
-                next;
-            }
-            if (!header_ok($h, $reply)) {
-                failed("$h: $reply");
-                next;
-            }
+            next if !header_ok($h, $reply);
             (my $body = $reply) =~ s/^.*?\n\n//s;
             $body =~ qr/{(?:[^{}]*|(?R))*}/mp;
             my $response = eval { decode_json(${^MATCH}) };
@@ -6847,14 +6723,7 @@ sub nic_porkbun_update {
                     notes => $notes,
                 }),
             );
-            if (!defined($reply) || !$reply) {
-                failed("$h: request to porkbun.com failed");
-                next;
-            }
-            if (!header_ok($h, $reply)) {
-                failed("$h: $reply");
-                next;
-            }
+            next if !header_ok($h, $reply);
             $config{$h}{"status-ipv$ipv"} = "good";
             success("$h: IPv%s address set to $ip");
         }
@@ -6905,11 +6774,7 @@ sub nic_cloudns_update {
             url => $dynurl . '&proxy=1',
             headers => "X-Forwarded-For: $ip\n",
         );
-        if (($reply // '') eq '' || !header_ok($hosts, $reply)) {
-            $config{$_}{'status'} = 'failed' for @hosts;
-            failed("updating %s: failed to visit DynURL", $hosts);
-            next;
-        }
+        next if !header_ok($hosts, $reply);
         $reply =~ s/^.*?\n\n//s;  # Strip the headers.
         chomp($reply);
         if ($reply eq "The record's key is wrong!" || $reply eq "Invalid request.") {
@@ -6957,7 +6822,6 @@ sub nic_dinahosting_update {
     for my $h (@_) {
         my $ip = delete $config{$h}{'wantip'};
         info("setting IP address to %s for %s", $ip, $h);
-        verbose("UPDATE:", "updating %s", $h);
         my ($hostname, $domain) = split(/\./, $h, 2);
         my $url = "https://$config{$h}{'server'}$config{$h}{'script'}";
         $url .= "?hostname=$hostname";
@@ -6971,10 +6835,6 @@ sub nic_dinahosting_update {
             url => $url,
         );
         $config{$h}{'status'} = 'failed';  # assume failure until otherwise determined
-        if (!$reply) {
-            failed("updating %s: failed to visit URL %s", $h, $url);
-            next;
-        }
         next if !header_ok($h, $reply);
         $reply =~ s/^.*?\n\n//s;  # Strip the headers.
         if ($reply !~ /Success/i) {
@@ -7054,7 +6914,6 @@ sub nic_gandi_update {
             }
             (my $hostname = $h) =~ s/\.\Q$config{$h}{zone}\E$//;
             info("%s -- Setting IP address to %s.", $h, $ip);
-            verbose("UPDATE:", "updating %s", $h);
 
             my $headers;
             $headers  = "Content-Type: application/json\n";
@@ -7079,10 +6938,6 @@ sub nic_gandi_update {
                 headers  => $headers,
                 method   => 'GET'
             );
-            unless ($reply) {
-                failed("%s -- Could not connect to %s.", $h, $config{$h}{'server'});
-                next;
-            }
             my $ok = header_ok($h, $reply);
 
             $reply =~ s/^.*?\n\n//s;
@@ -7113,10 +6968,6 @@ sub nic_gandi_update {
                 method   => 'PUT',
                 data     => $data,
             );
-            unless ($reply) {
-                failed("%s -- Could not connect to %s.", $h, $config{$h}{'server'});
-                next;
-            }
             $ok = header_ok($h, $reply);
             if ($ok) {
                 $config{$h}{'ip'} = $ip;
@@ -7177,13 +7028,7 @@ sub nic_keysystems_update {
         my $ip = delete $config{$h}{'wantip'};
         info("KEYSYSTEMS setting IP address to %s for %s", $ip, $h);
         my $url = "$config{$h}{'server'}/update.php?hostname=$h&password=$config{$h}{'password'}&ip=$ip";
-        my $reply = geturl(proxy => opt('proxy'), url => $url) // '';
-
-        # No response, declare as failed
-        if (!defined($reply) || !$reply) {
-            failed("KEYSYSTEMS updating %s: Could not connect to %s.", $h, $config{$h}{'server'});
-            last;
-        }
+        my $reply = geturl(proxy => opt('proxy'), url => $url);
         last if !header_ok($h, $reply);
 
         if ($reply =~ /code = 200/) {
@@ -7237,12 +7082,6 @@ sub nic_regfishde_update {
 
         # Try to get URL
         my $reply = geturl(proxy => opt('proxy'), url => $url);
-
-        # No response, give error
-        if (!defined($reply) || !$reply) {
-            failed("regfish.de updating %s: failed: %s.", $h, $config{$h}{'server'});
-            last;
-        }
         last if !header_ok($h, $reply);
         if ($reply !~ /success/) {
             failed("updating %s: Server said: '%s'", $h, $reply);
@@ -7304,7 +7143,6 @@ sub nic_enom_update {
     for my $h (@_) {
         my $ip = delete $config{$h}{'wantip'};
         info("setting IP address to %s for %s", $ip, $h);
-        verbose("UPDATE:","updating %s", $h);
 
         my $url;
         $url   = "https://$config{$h}{'server'}/interface.asp?Command=SetDNSHost";
@@ -7318,12 +7156,6 @@ sub nic_enom_update {
             proxy => opt('proxy'),
             url => $url
         );
-
-        if (!defined($reply) || !$reply) {
-            failed("updating %s: Could not connect to %s.", $h, $config{$h}{'server'});
-            last;
-        }
-
         last if !header_ok($h, $reply);
 
         my @reply = split /\n/, $reply;
@@ -7393,11 +7225,7 @@ sub nic_digitalocean_update_one {
         url => $list_url,
         headers => $headers,
     );
-    unless ($list_resp && header_ok($h, $list_resp)) {
-        $config{$h}{"status-$ipv"} = 'failed';
-        failed("listing %s %s: Failed connection or bad response from %s.", $h, $ipv, $server);
-        return;
-    }
+    return if !header_ok($h, $list_resp);
     $list_resp =~ s/^.*?\n\n//s;  # Strip header
 
     my $list = eval { decode_json($list_resp) };
@@ -7430,11 +7258,7 @@ sub nic_digitalocean_update_one {
             headers => $headers,
             data => $update_data,
         );
-        unless ($update_resp && header_ok($h, $update_resp)) {
-            $config{$h}{"status-$ipv"} = 'failed';
-            failed("updating %s %s: Failed connection or bad response from %s.", $h, $ipv, $server);
-            return;
-        }
+        return if !header_ok($h, $update_resp);
     }
 
     $config{$h}{"status-$ipv"} = 'good';