1 files changed, 8 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/perl-install/standalone/logdrake b/perl-install/standalone/logdrake
index 4f393a845..8a0d69740 100755
--- a/perl-install/standalone/logdrake
+++ b/perl-install/standalone/logdrake
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ sub alert_config() {
     my $cron = q(#!/usr/bin/perl
 # generated by logdrake
 use MDK::Common;
-my $r = "*** " . chomp_(`date`) . " ***\n";
+my $r;
 
 );
 
@@ -459,12 +459,15 @@ EOF
 
 my $email = ) . "'$email';\n\n";
 
-	$cron .= q(my $F;
-open $F, '|/usr/sbin/sendmail -oi -t';
-print $F q(Subject: logdrake Mail Alert
+	$cron .= q(if ($r) {
+	my $F;
+	open $F, '|/usr/sbin/sendmail -oi -t';
+	print $F q(Subject: logdrake Mail Alert
 From: root@localhost
 To: ), "$email\n";
-print $F $r;
+	print $F "*** " . chomp_(`date`) . " ***\n";
+	print $F $r;
+}
 
 # EOF);
     output_with_perm "/etc/cron.hourly/logdrake_service", 0755, $cron;