diff --git a/net/strongswan/files/swanctl.init b/net/strongswan/files/swanctl.init
index b781ee9759..8fe1b29a0c 100644
--- a/net/strongswan/files/swanctl.init
+++ b/net/strongswan/files/swanctl.init
@@ -789,58 +789,58 @@ config_shunt() {
 
 config_charon_plugin_syslog() {
 	# daemon syslog facility
-	local dmn mgr job cfg knl net asn lib tls tnc imc imv pts app wch
-	config_get dmn "syslog" dmn ""
-	config_get mgr "syslog" mgr ""
-	config_get job "syslog" job ""
-	config_get cfg "syslog" cfg ""
-	config_get knl "syslog" knl ""
-	config_get net "syslog" net ""
-	config_get asn "syslog" asn ""
-	config_get lib "syslog" lib ""
-	config_get tls "syslog" tls ""
-	config_get tnc "syslog" tnc ""
-	config_get imc "syslog" imc ""
-	config_get imv "syslog" imv ""
-	config_get pts "syslog" pts ""
-	config_get app "syslog" app ""
-	config_get wch "syslog" wch ""
+	local app chd dmn enc esp imc imv job knl lib mgr net pts tnc wch
+	config_get app "syslog" app "0"
+	config_get chd "syslog" chd "0"
+	config_get dmn "syslog" dmn "0"
+	config_get enc "syslog" enc "0"
+	config_get esp "syslog" esp "0"
+	config_get imc "syslog" imc "0"
+	config_get imv "syslog" imv "0"
+	config_get job "syslog" job "0"
+	config_get knl "syslog" knl "0"
+	config_get lib "syslog" lib "0"
+	config_get mgr "syslog" mgr "0"
+	config_get net "syslog" net "0"
+	config_get pts "syslog" pts "0"
+	config_get tnc "syslog" tnc "0"
+	config_get wch "syslog" wch "0"
 
 	# auth syslog facility
-	local ike chd enc esp
-	config_get ike "syslog" ike ""
-	config_get chd "syslog" chd ""
-	config_get enc "syslog" enc ""
-	config_get esp "syslog" esp ""
+	local asn cfg ike tls
+	config_get asn "syslog" asn "0"
+	config_get cfg "syslog" cfg "0"
+	config_get ike "syslog" ike "0"
+	config_get tls "syslog" tls "0"
 
 	swan_xappend1 "syslog {"
 	swan_xappend2 "identifier = ipsec"
 	swan_xappend2 "daemon {"
 	swan_xappend3 "default = -1"
 	swan_xappend3 "ike_name = yes"
-	[ "$dmn" = "" ] || swan_xappend3 "dmn = $dmn"
-	[ "$mgr" = "" ] || swan_xappend3 "mgr = $mgr"
-	[ "$job" = "" ] || swan_xappend3 "job = $job"
-	[ "$cfg" = "" ] || swan_xappend3 "cfg = $cfg"
-	[ "$knl" = "" ] || swan_xappend3 "knl = $knl"
-	[ "$net" = "" ] || swan_xappend3 "net = $net"
-	[ "$asn" = "" ] || swan_xappend3 "asn = $asn"
-	[ "$lib" = "" ] || swan_xappend3 "lib = $lib"
-	[ "$tls" = "" ] || swan_xappend3 "tls = $tls"
-	[ "$tnc" = "" ] || swan_xappend3 "tnc = $tnc"
-	[ "$imc" = "" ] || swan_xappend3 "imc = $imc"
-	[ "$imv" = "" ] || swan_xappend3 "imv = $imv"
-	[ "$pts" = "" ] || swan_xappend3 "pts = $pts"
-	[ "$app" = "" ] || swan_xappend3 "app = $app"
-	[ "$wch" = "" ] || swan_xappend3 "wch = $wch"
+	swan_xappend3 "app = $app"
+	swan_xappend3 "chd = $chd"
+	swan_xappend3 "dmn = $dmn"
+	swan_xappend3 "enc = $enc"
+	swan_xappend3 "esp = $esp"
+	swan_xappend3 "imc = $imc"
+	swan_xappend3 "imv = $imv"
+	swan_xappend3 "job = $job"
+	swan_xappend3 "knl = $knl"
+	swan_xappend3 "lib = $lib"
+	swan_xappend3 "mgr = $mgr"
+	swan_xappend3 "net = $net"
+	swan_xappend3 "pts = $pts"
+	swan_xappend3 "tnc = $tnc"
+	swan_xappend3 "wch = $wch"
 	swan_xappend2 "}"
 	swan_xappend2 "auth {"
 	swan_xappend3 "default = -1"
 	swan_xappend3 "ike_name = yes"
-	[ "$ike" = "" ] || swan_xappend3 "ike = $ike"
-	[ "$chd" = "" ] || swan_xappend3 "chd = $chd"
-	[ "$enc" = "" ] || swan_xappend3 "enc = $enc"
-	[ "$esp" = "" ] || swan_xappend3 "esp = $esp"
+	swan_xappend3 "asn = $asn"
+	swan_xappend3 "cfg = $cfg"
+	swan_xappend3 "ike = $ike"
+	swan_xappend3 "tls = $tls"
 	swan_xappend2 "}"
 	swan_xappend1 "}"
 }