diff --git a/logrotate/force.cgi b/logrotate/force.cgi
index 261603344..1717ab8f8 100755
--- a/logrotate/force.cgi
+++ b/logrotate/force.cgi
@@ -12,8 +12,13 @@ print $text{'force_doing'},"\n";
 &clean_environment();
 $out = &backquote_logged("$config{'logrotate'} -f $config{'logrotate_conf'} 2>&1");
 &reset_environment();
-print "<pre>$out</pre>";
-if ($?) {
+if ($out) {
+	print "<pre>$out</pre>";
+	}
+else {
+	print "<br>";
+	}
+if ($? && $out) {
 	print $text{'force_failed'},"<br>\n";
 	}
 else {