diff --git a/software/caddy-frontend/buildout.hash.cfg b/software/caddy-frontend/buildout.hash.cfg
index 4ef632aef1a39edf7da3f4ab86a902027c883e50..f0c2e3302cd94e890a4865e1a19f4c06b07b5ceb 100644
--- a/software/caddy-frontend/buildout.hash.cfg
+++ b/software/caddy-frontend/buildout.hash.cfg
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ md5sum = 087bd9404cd120bd7602a9fbfcddc064
 
 [template-slave-list]
 filename = templates/apache-custom-slave-list.cfg.in
-md5sum = 29a61267959cc9ba7cdcd96fef41641a
+md5sum = d96fea7dd4d7f0a157c86d25a263d8e1
 
 [template-slave-configuration]
 filename = templates/custom-virtualhost.conf.in
diff --git a/software/caddy-frontend/templates/apache-custom-slave-list.cfg.in b/software/caddy-frontend/templates/apache-custom-slave-list.cfg.in
index 23efc11ca8815693536eb515662066d6129f0e5d..f8885a6c2739491eaeaf1eb60001cb250931e2c6 100644
--- a/software/caddy-frontend/templates/apache-custom-slave-list.cfg.in
+++ b/software/caddy-frontend/templates/apache-custom-slave-list.cfg.in
@@ -42,6 +42,10 @@ create = true
 {%   set slave_kedifa_information = {} %}
 {% endif %}
 
+# empty sections if no slaves are available
+[slave-log-directory-dict]
+[slave-password]
+
 # empty section if no cached slaves are available
 [slave-log-cache-direct-directory-dict]