diff --git a/src/opnsense/scripts/unbound/logger.py b/src/opnsense/scripts/unbound/logger.py
index 431f7601a..e7b3ebe6c 100755
--- a/src/opnsense/scripts/unbound/logger.py
+++ b/src/opnsense/scripts/unbound/logger.py
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ class DNSReader:
         if r == '':
             return False
 
-        q = tuple(r.strip("\n").split())
+        q = tuple(r.strip("\n").split('|'))
         self.buffer.append(q)
 
         self.update_clients.add(q[2])
diff --git a/src/opnsense/service/templates/OPNsense/Unbound/core/dnsbl_module.py b/src/opnsense/service/templates/OPNsense/Unbound/core/dnsbl_module.py
index b634d27be..8463dde83 100644
--- a/src/opnsense/service/templates/OPNsense/Unbound/core/dnsbl_module.py
+++ b/src/opnsense/service/templates/OPNsense/Unbound/core/dnsbl_module.py
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ class Logger:
             try:
                 while len(self._pipe_buffer) > 0:
                     l = self._pipe_buffer.popleft()
-                    res = "{} {} {} {} {} {} {} {} {} {} {} {} {}\n".format(*l)
+                    res = "{}|{}|{}|{}|{}|{}|{}|{}|{}|{}|{}|{}|{}\n".format(*['' if x is None else x for x in l])
                     os.write(self._pipe_fd, res.encode())
             except (BrokenPipeError, BlockingIOError) as e:
                 if e.__class__.__name__ == 'BrokenPipeError':