diff -u ddclient-3.8.1/ddclient ddclient-3.8.1.patched/ddclient
--- ddclient-3.8.1/ddclient	2011-07-11 23:04:21.000000000 +0200
+++ ddclient-3.8.1.patched/ddclient	2012-11-08 11:52:31.930647236 +0100
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ use strict;
 use Getopt::Long;
 use Sys::Hostname;
 use IO::Socket;
+use IO::Handle qw( );
 
 my ($VERSION) = q$Revision: 157 $ =~ /(\d+)/;
 
@@ -675,7 +676,7 @@ $SIG{'TERM'}   = sub { $caught_term = 1; };
 $SIG{'KILL'}   = sub { $caught_kill = 1; };
 # don't fork() if foreground or force is on
 if (opt('foreground') || opt('force')) {
-    ;
+    STDOUT->autoflush(1);
 } elsif (opt('daemon')) {
     $SIG{'CHLD'}   = 'IGNORE';
     my $pid = fork;