diff --git a/lib/logger/utils.ts b/lib/logger/utils.ts
index 955f088d3f0c21d0fbb603f050f2736a2ccd9bd6..d9cb166a507471ddd97ee95aaddbe9ec6635ae96 100644
--- a/lib/logger/utils.ts
+++ b/lib/logger/utils.ts
@@ -127,7 +127,9 @@ export function sanitizeValue(value: unknown, seen = new WeakMap()): any {
     seen.set(value as any, objectResult);
     for (const [key, val] of Object.entries<any>(value)) {
       let curValue: any;
-      if (redactedFields.includes(key)) {
+      if (!val) {
+        curValue = val;
+      } else if (redactedFields.includes(key)) {
         curValue = '***********';
       } else if (contentFields.includes(key)) {
         curValue = '[content]';
diff --git a/lib/util/http/host-rules.ts b/lib/util/http/host-rules.ts
index 1146fe5a676c6bb2be5107472f5ffd9c215297a8..5c5ee572e3849339fa002f4e06778220330df28b 100644
--- a/lib/util/http/host-rules.ts
+++ b/lib/util/http/host-rules.ts
@@ -14,13 +14,13 @@ export function applyHostRules(url: string, inOptions: GotOptions): GotOptions {
     }) || /* istanbul ignore next: can only happen in tests */ {};
   const { username, password, token, enabled } = foundRules;
   if (options.headers?.authorization || options.password || options.token) {
-    logger.trace(`Authorization already set for host:  ${options.hostname}`);
+    logger.trace(`Authorization already set for host:  ${url}`);
   } else if (password) {
-    logger.trace(`Applying Basic authentication for host ${options.hostname}`);
+    logger.trace(`Applying Basic authentication for host ${url}`);
     options.username = username;
     options.password = password;
   } else if (token) {
-    logger.trace(`Applying Bearer authentication for host ${options.hostname}`);
+    logger.trace(`Applying Bearer authentication for host ${url}`);
     options.token = token;
   } else if (enabled === false) {
     options.enabled = false;