diff --git a/src/opnsense/scripts/interfaces/ppp-linkdown.sh b/src/opnsense/scripts/interfaces/ppp-linkdown.sh
index 1b09479b2..5241dc056 100755
--- a/src/opnsense/scripts/interfaces/ppp-linkdown.sh
+++ b/src/opnsense/scripts/interfaces/ppp-linkdown.sh
@@ -4,10 +4,8 @@ export PATH=/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/local/bin:/sbin:/usr/sbin:/usr/local/sbin
 
 IF="${1}"
 AF="${2}"
-IP="${3}"
-GW=
 
-DEFAULTGW=$(route -n get -${AF} default | grep gateway: | awk '{print $2}')
+/usr/bin/logger -t ppp "ppp-linkdown: executing on ${1} for ${2}"
 
 ngctl shutdown ${IF}:
 
diff --git a/src/opnsense/scripts/interfaces/ppp-linkup.sh b/src/opnsense/scripts/interfaces/ppp-linkup.sh
index c7b261057..a86df995b 100755
--- a/src/opnsense/scripts/interfaces/ppp-linkup.sh
+++ b/src/opnsense/scripts/interfaces/ppp-linkup.sh
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ if [ -n "${4}" ]; then
 	ROUTER="-a $(echo ${4} | cut -d% -f1)"
 fi
 
+/usr/bin/logger -t ppp "ppp-linkup: executing on ${1} for ${2}"
+
 if [ "${2}" = "inet" ]; then
 	/usr/local/sbin/ifctl -i ${1} -4nd ${DNS1} ${DNS2}
 	/usr/local/sbin/ifctl -i ${1} -4rd ${ROUTER}