diff --git a/src/dnsmasq/dnsmasq.c b/src/dnsmasq/dnsmasq.c
index 99b263468..04007aae0 100644
--- a/src/dnsmasq/dnsmasq.c
+++ b/src/dnsmasq/dnsmasq.c
@@ -1966,7 +1966,7 @@ static void check_dns_listeners(time_t now)
 		fcntl(confd, F_SETFL, flags & ~O_NONBLOCK);
 	      
 	      /******* Pi-hole modification *******/
-	      FTL_TCP_worker_created(confd, iface->name);
+	      FTL_TCP_worker_created(confd, iface != NULL ? iface->name : NULL);
 	      /************************************/
 
 	      buff = tcp_request(confd, now, &tcp_addr, netmask, auth_dns);
diff --git a/src/dnsmasq_interface.c b/src/dnsmasq_interface.c
index 04d11a7e8..2c44b95a2 100644
--- a/src/dnsmasq_interface.c
+++ b/src/dnsmasq_interface.c
@@ -2108,8 +2108,11 @@ void FTL_TCP_worker_created(const int confd, const char *iface_name)
 			inet_ntop(iface_sockaddr.sa.sa_family, &iface_addr, local_ip, ADDRSTRLEN);
 		}
 
+		// Substitute interface name if not available
+		if(iface_name == NULL)
+			iface_name = "N/A (iface is NULL)";
 		// Print log
-		logg("TCP worker forked for client %s on interface %s (%s)", peer_ip, iface_name, local_ip);
+		logg("TCP worker forked for client %s on interface %s with IP %s", peer_ip, iface_name, local_ip);
 	}
 
 	if(main_pid() == getpid())