diff --git a/lib/Qpsmtpd.pm b/lib/Qpsmtpd.pm
index dbbd2a0..e5196d1 100644
--- a/lib/Qpsmtpd.pm
+++ b/lib/Qpsmtpd.pm
@@ -125,17 +125,18 @@ sub varlog {
 
   $self->load_logging; # in case we don't have this loaded yet
 
-  my ($rc) = $self->run_hooks_no_respond("logging", $trace, $hook, $plugin, @log);
+    my ($rc) = $self->run_hooks_no_respond("logging", $trace, $hook, $plugin, @log)
+        or return;
 
-  unless ( $rc and $rc == DECLINED or $rc == OK ) {
-    # no logging plugins registered so fall back to STDERR
-    warn join(" ", $$ .
-      (defined $plugin && defined $hook ? " $plugin plugin ($hook):" :
-       defined $plugin ? " $plugin plugin:" :
-       defined $hook   ? " running plugin ($hook):" : ""),
-      @log), "\n"
-    if $trace <= $TraceLevel;
-  }
+    return if $rc == DECLINED || $rc == OK;  # plugin success
+    return if $trace > $TraceLevel;
+
+    # no logging plugins registered, fall back to STDERR
+    my $prefix = defined $plugin && defined $hook ? " $plugin plugin ($hook):" :
+                 defined $plugin ? " $plugin plugin:" :
+                 defined $hook   ? " running plugin ($hook):" : '';
+
+    warn join(' ', $$ . $prefix, @log), "\n";
 }
 
 sub clear_config_cache {
@@ -515,7 +516,6 @@ sub hook_responder {
   my ($self, $hook, $msg, $args) = @_;
 
   #my $t1 = $SAMPLER->("hook_responder", undef, 1);
-
   my $code = shift @$msg;
 
   my $responder = $hook . '_respond';
diff --git a/plugins/logging/warn b/plugins/logging/warn
index 204ffdb..d62997b 100644
--- a/plugins/logging/warn
+++ b/plugins/logging/warn
@@ -28,16 +28,17 @@ sub hook_logging {
   # Don't log your own log entries!  If this is the only logging plugin
   # then these lines will not be logged at all.  You can safely comment
   # out this line and it will not cause an infinite loop.
-  return DECLINED if defined $plugin and $plugin eq $self->plugin_name; 
+    return DECLINED if defined $plugin && $plugin eq $self->plugin_name;
 
-  warn 
-    join(" ", $$ .
-         (defined $plugin ? " $plugin plugin:" :
-          defined $hook   ? " running plugin ($hook):"  : ""),
-         @log), "\n"
-    if ($trace <= $self->{_level});
+    return DECLINED if $trace > $self->{_level};
 
-  return DECLINED;
+    my $prefix = defined $plugin && defined $hook ? " $plugin plugin ($hook):" :
+                 defined $plugin ? " $plugin plugin:" :
+                 defined $hook   ? " running plugin ($hook):" : ''),
+
+    warn join(' ', $$ . $prefix, @log), "\n";
+
+    return DECLINED;
 }
 
 =head1 NAME