diff --git a/config/dhcpc/dhcpcd-hooks/10-mtu b/config/dhcpc/dhcpcd-hooks/10-mtu
index 49e05192b..8eb429751 100644
--- a/config/dhcpc/dhcpcd-hooks/10-mtu
+++ b/config/dhcpc/dhcpcd-hooks/10-mtu
@@ -10,11 +10,13 @@ set_mtu()
 	# test for buggy nic that lose link at mtu set...
 	carrier=`cat /sys/class/net/$interface/carrier`
 	if [ "$carrier" == "0" ]; then
-		syslog info "Warning! Carrier loss after MTU set. Reinit ..."
+		syslog info "Warning! Carrier loss after MTU set. Reinit needed..."
 		ip link set "$interface" down
 		ip link set "$interface" up
+		exit 1
 	fi
 }
+
 if [ -n "$new_interface_mtu" ] && $if_up; then
 	if [ $RED_DHCP_FORCE_MTU -ge 576 ]; then
 		new_interface_mtu=$RED_DHCP_FORCE_MTU
diff --git a/src/initscripts/networking/functions.network b/src/initscripts/networking/functions.network
index 1af3482df..17191e7a9 100644
--- a/src/initscripts/networking/functions.network
+++ b/src/initscripts/networking/functions.network
@@ -80,24 +80,32 @@ dhcpcd_start() {
 
 	if [ "${ret}" -eq 0 ]; then
 		. /var/ipfire/dhcpc/dhcpcd-"${device}".info
-		echo ""
-		echo_ok
-		boot_mesg "           DHCP Assigned Settings for ${device}:"
-		boot_mesg_flush
-		boot_mesg "           IP Address:      $ip_address"
-		boot_mesg_flush
 
-		if [ -n "${RED_DHCP_HOSTNAME}" ]; then
-			boot_mesg "           Hostname:        $RED_DHCP_HOSTNAME"
+			if [ $ip_address ]; then
+			echo ""
+			echo_ok
+			boot_mesg "           DHCP Assigned Settings for ${device}:"
+			boot_mesg_flush
+			boot_mesg "           IP Address:      $ip_address"
+			boot_mesg_flush
+
+			if [ -n "${RED_DHCP_HOSTNAME}" ]; then
+				boot_mesg "           Hostname:        $RED_DHCP_HOSTNAME"
+				boot_mesg_flush
+			fi
+
+			boot_mesg "           Subnet Mask:     $subnet_mask"
+			boot_mesg_flush
+			boot_mesg "           Default Gateway: $routers"
+			boot_mesg_flush
+			boot_mesg "           DNS Server:      $domain_name_servers"
+			boot_mesg_flush
+		else
+			echo ""
+			echo_ok
+			boot_mesg "DHCP for ${device} still running..."
 			boot_mesg_flush
 		fi
-
-		boot_mesg "           Subnet Mask:     $subnet_mask"
-		boot_mesg_flush
-		boot_mesg "           Default Gateway: $routers"
-		boot_mesg_flush
-		boot_mesg "           DNS Server:      $domain_name_servers"
-		boot_mesg_flush
 	else
 		echo ""
 		$(exit "${ret}")