diff --git a/src/etc/inc/config.inc b/src/etc/inc/config.inc
index 3de930f13..0eeee3186 100644
--- a/src/etc/inc/config.inc
+++ b/src/etc/inc/config.inc
@@ -84,8 +84,6 @@ function reopenlog()
 
 reopenlog();
 
-register_shutdown_function('closelog');
-
 require_once("xmlparse.inc");
 require_once("legacy_bindings.inc");
 require_once("certs.inc");
diff --git a/src/etc/inc/filter.inc b/src/etc/inc/filter.inc
index e103a636b..16cb1c02b 100644
--- a/src/etc/inc/filter.inc
+++ b/src/etc/inc/filter.inc
@@ -267,7 +267,6 @@ function filter_configure_sync($verbose = false, $load_aliases = true)
 
         unset($fobj);
 
-        closelog();
         reopenlog();
 
         service_log("done.\n", $verbose);
@@ -407,7 +406,6 @@ function filter_configure_sync($verbose = false, $load_aliases = true)
 
         unset($fobj);
 
-        closelog();
         reopenlog();
 
         service_log("failed.\n", $verbose);
@@ -442,7 +440,6 @@ function filter_configure_sync($verbose = false, $load_aliases = true)
 
     unset($fobj);
 
-    closelog();
     reopenlog();
 
     service_log("done.\n", $verbose);
diff --git a/src/etc/inc/plugins.inc.d/unbound.inc b/src/etc/inc/plugins.inc.d/unbound.inc
index 28fa838ee..1a539956d 100644
--- a/src/etc/inc/plugins.inc.d/unbound.inc
+++ b/src/etc/inc/plugins.inc.d/unbound.inc
@@ -621,6 +621,5 @@ function unbound_add_host_entries($ifconfig_details)
 
     file_put_contents('/var/unbound/host_entries.conf', $unbound_entries);
 
-    closelog();
     reopenlog();
 }
diff --git a/src/etc/inc/plugins.inc.d/wireguard.inc b/src/etc/inc/plugins.inc.d/wireguard.inc
index 0817aa223..4d67bc717 100644
--- a/src/etc/inc/plugins.inc.d/wireguard.inc
+++ b/src/etc/inc/plugins.inc.d/wireguard.inc
@@ -181,14 +181,9 @@ function wireguard_sync($verbose = false)
 
     service_log('Synchronizing WireGuard VPN...', $verbose);
 
-    openlog('wireguard', LOG_ODELAY, LOG_AUTH);
-
     foreach ($instances as $device => $config) {
         mwexecf('/usr/bin/wg syncconf %s %s', [$device, $config]);
     }
 
-    closelog();
-    reopenlog();
-
     service_log("done.\n", $verbose);
 }
diff --git a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/OpenVPN/OpenVPN.php b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/OpenVPN/OpenVPN.php
index fdae860e7..0189ca669 100644
--- a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/OpenVPN/OpenVPN.php
+++ b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/OpenVPN/OpenVPN.php
@@ -619,7 +619,6 @@ class OpenVPN extends BaseModel
                             $options[$opt] = str_replace(',', ':', (string)$node->$opt);
                         }
                     }
-
                 }
                 $options['persist-tun'] = null;
                 $options['persist-key'] = null;
diff --git a/src/opnsense/scripts/Wireguard/wg-service-control.php b/src/opnsense/scripts/Wireguard/wg-service-control.php
index 1d070811d..f7929b852 100755
--- a/src/opnsense/scripts/Wireguard/wg-service-control.php
+++ b/src/opnsense/scripts/Wireguard/wg-service-control.php
@@ -337,4 +337,3 @@ if (isset($opts['h']) || empty($args) || !in_array($args[0], ['start', 'stop', '
         configd_run('filter reload');
     }
 }
-closelog();
diff --git a/src/opnsense/scripts/openvpn/client_connect.php b/src/opnsense/scripts/openvpn/client_connect.php
index 83b55216a..f6dcd1bd6 100755
--- a/src/opnsense/scripts/openvpn/client_connect.php
+++ b/src/opnsense/scripts/openvpn/client_connect.php
@@ -52,5 +52,4 @@ if ($server) {
     }
 }
 
-closelog();
 exit(0);
diff --git a/src/opnsense/scripts/openvpn/ovpn_service_control.php b/src/opnsense/scripts/openvpn/ovpn_service_control.php
index 512c45f45..42bcf3e69 100755
--- a/src/opnsense/scripts/openvpn/ovpn_service_control.php
+++ b/src/opnsense/scripts/openvpn/ovpn_service_control.php
@@ -229,6 +229,4 @@ if (isset($opts['h']) || empty($args) || !in_array($args[0], ['start', 'stop', '
             }
         }
     }
-
-    closelog();
 }
diff --git a/src/opnsense/scripts/openvpn/tls_verify.php b/src/opnsense/scripts/openvpn/tls_verify.php
index e655a293c..25cc8678e 100755
--- a/src/opnsense/scripts/openvpn/tls_verify.php
+++ b/src/opnsense/scripts/openvpn/tls_verify.php
@@ -71,9 +71,7 @@ openlog("openvpn", LOG_ODELAY, LOG_AUTH);
 $response = do_verify(getenv('auth_server'));
 if ($response !== true) {
     syslog(LOG_WARNING, "tls-verify : {$response}");
-    closelog();
     exit(1);
-} else {
-    closelog();
-    exit(0);
 }
+
+exit(0);
diff --git a/src/opnsense/scripts/openvpn/user_pass_verify.php b/src/opnsense/scripts/openvpn/user_pass_verify.php
index c0e3ed8cd..24d6e6c94 100755
--- a/src/opnsense/scripts/openvpn/user_pass_verify.php
+++ b/src/opnsense/scripts/openvpn/user_pass_verify.php
@@ -161,7 +161,6 @@ $response = do_auth($parms['common_name'], $parms['auth_server'], $parms['auth_m
 if (is_string($response)) {
     // send failure message to log
     syslog(LOG_WARNING, $response);
-    closelog();
 }
 
 if (!empty($parms['auth_defer'])) {