diff --git a/python/vyos/kea.py b/python/vyos/kea.py
index 951c83693..fe1564355 100644
--- a/python/vyos/kea.py
+++ b/python/vyos/kea.py
@@ -1,547 +1,547 @@
 # Copyright 2023-2025 VyOS maintainers and contributors <maintainers@vyos.io>
 #
 # This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 # modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
 # License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
 # version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
 #
 # This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 # but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 # MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
 # Lesser General Public License for more details.
 #
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 # License along with this library.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 import json
 import os
 import socket
 
 from datetime import datetime
 from datetime import timezone
 
 from vyos.template import is_ipv6
 from vyos.template import isc_static_route
 from vyos.template import netmask_from_cidr
 from vyos.utils.dict import dict_search_args
 from vyos.utils.file import file_permissions
 from vyos.utils.process import run
 
 kea4_options = {
     'name_server': 'domain-name-servers',
     'domain_name': 'domain-name',
     'domain_search': 'domain-search',
     'ntp_server': 'ntp-servers',
     'pop_server': 'pop-server',
     'smtp_server': 'smtp-server',
     'time_server': 'time-servers',
     'wins_server': 'netbios-name-servers',
     'default_router': 'routers',
     'server_identifier': 'dhcp-server-identifier',
     'tftp_server_name': 'tftp-server-name',
     'bootfile_size': 'boot-size',
     'time_offset': 'time-offset',
     'wpad_url': 'wpad-url',
     'ipv6_only_preferred': 'v6-only-preferred',
     'captive_portal': 'v4-captive-portal',
 }
 
 kea6_options = {
     'info_refresh_time': 'information-refresh-time',
     'name_server': 'dns-servers',
     'domain_search': 'domain-search',
     'nis_domain': 'nis-domain-name',
     'nis_server': 'nis-servers',
     'nisplus_domain': 'nisp-domain-name',
     'nisplus_server': 'nisp-servers',
     'sntp_server': 'sntp-servers',
     'captive_portal': 'v6-captive-portal',
 }
 
 kea_ctrl_socket = '/run/kea/dhcp{inet}-ctrl-socket'
 
 
 def _format_hex_string(in_str):
     out_str = ''
     # if input is divisible by 2, add : every 2 chars
     if len(in_str) > 0 and len(in_str) % 2 == 0:
         out_str = ':'.join(a + b for a, b in zip(in_str[::2], in_str[1::2]))
     else:
         out_str = in_str
 
     return out_str
 
 
 def _find_list_of_dict_index(lst, key='ip', value=''):
     """
     Find the index entry of list of dict matching the dict value
     Exampe:
         % lst = [{'ip': '192.0.2.1'}, {'ip': '192.0.2.2'}]
         % _find_list_of_dict_index(lst, key='ip', value='192.0.2.2')
         % 1
     """
     idx = next((index for (index, d) in enumerate(lst) if d[key] == value), None)
     return idx
 
 
 def kea_parse_options(config):
     options = []
 
     for node, option_name in kea4_options.items():
         if node not in config:
             continue
 
         value = (
             ', '.join(config[node]) if isinstance(config[node], list) else config[node]
         )
         options.append({'name': option_name, 'data': value})
 
     if 'client_prefix_length' in config:
         options.append(
             {
                 'name': 'subnet-mask',
                 'data': netmask_from_cidr('0.0.0.0/' + config['client_prefix_length']),
             }
         )
 
     if 'ip_forwarding' in config:
         options.append({'name': 'ip-forwarding', 'data': 'true'})
 
     if 'static_route' in config:
         default_route = ''
 
         if 'default_router' in config:
             default_route = isc_static_route('0.0.0.0/0', config['default_router'])
 
         routes = [
             isc_static_route(route, route_options['next_hop'])
             for route, route_options in config['static_route'].items()
         ]
 
         options.append(
             {
                 'name': 'rfc3442-static-route',
                 'data': ', '.join(
                     routes if not default_route else routes + [default_route]
                 ),
             }
         )
         options.append({'name': 'windows-static-route', 'data': ', '.join(routes)})
 
     if 'time_zone' in config:
         with open('/usr/share/zoneinfo/' + config['time_zone'], 'rb') as f:
             tz_string = f.read().split(b'\n')[-2].decode('utf-8')
 
         options.append({'name': 'pcode', 'data': tz_string})
         options.append({'name': 'tcode', 'data': config['time_zone']})
 
     unifi_controller = dict_search_args(
         config, 'vendor_option', 'ubiquiti', 'unifi_controller'
     )
     if unifi_controller:
         options.append(
             {'name': 'unifi-controller', 'data': unifi_controller, 'space': 'ubnt'}
         )
 
     return options
 
 
 def kea_parse_subnet(subnet, config):
     out = {'subnet': subnet, 'id': int(config['subnet_id'])}
 
     if 'option' in config:
         out['option-data'] = kea_parse_options(config['option'])
 
         if 'bootfile_name' in config['option']:
             out['boot-file-name'] = config['option']['bootfile_name']
 
         if 'bootfile_server' in config['option']:
             out['next-server'] = config['option']['bootfile_server']
 
     if 'ignore_client_id' in config:
         out['match-client-id'] = False
 
     if 'lease' in config:
         out['valid-lifetime'] = int(config['lease'])
         out['max-valid-lifetime'] = int(config['lease'])
 
     if 'range' in config:
         pools = []
         for num, range_config in config['range'].items():
             start, stop = range_config['start'], range_config['stop']
             pool = {'pool': f'{start} - {stop}'}
 
             if 'option' in range_config:
                 pool['option-data'] = kea_parse_options(range_config['option'])
 
                 if 'bootfile_name' in range_config['option']:
                     pool['boot-file-name'] = range_config['option']['bootfile_name']
 
                 if 'bootfile_server' in range_config['option']:
                     pool['next-server'] = range_config['option']['bootfile_server']
 
             pools.append(pool)
         out['pools'] = pools
 
     if 'static_mapping' in config:
         reservations = []
         for host, host_config in config['static_mapping'].items():
             if 'disable' in host_config:
                 continue
 
             reservation = {
                 'hostname': host,
             }
 
             if 'mac' in host_config:
                 reservation['hw-address'] = host_config['mac']
 
             if 'duid' in host_config:
                 reservation['duid'] = host_config['duid']
 
             if 'ip_address' in host_config:
                 reservation['ip-address'] = host_config['ip_address']
 
             if 'option' in host_config:
                 reservation['option-data'] = kea_parse_options(host_config['option'])
 
                 if 'bootfile_name' in host_config['option']:
                     reservation['boot-file-name'] = host_config['option'][
                         'bootfile_name'
                     ]
 
                 if 'bootfile_server' in host_config['option']:
                     reservation['next-server'] = host_config['option'][
                         'bootfile_server'
                     ]
 
             reservations.append(reservation)
         out['reservations'] = reservations
 
     return out
 
 
 def kea6_parse_options(config):
     options = []
 
     for node, option_name in kea6_options.items():
         if node not in config:
             continue
 
         value = (
             ', '.join(config[node]) if isinstance(config[node], list) else config[node]
         )
         options.append({'name': option_name, 'data': value})
 
     if 'sip_server' in config:
         sip_servers = config['sip_server']
 
         addrs = []
         hosts = []
 
         for server in sip_servers:
             if is_ipv6(server):
                 addrs.append(server)
             else:
                 hosts.append(server)
 
         if addrs:
             options.append({'name': 'sip-server-addr', 'data': ', '.join(addrs)})
 
         if hosts:
             options.append({'name': 'sip-server-dns', 'data': ', '.join(hosts)})
 
     cisco_tftp = dict_search_args(config, 'vendor_option', 'cisco', 'tftp-server')
     if cisco_tftp:
         options.append(
             {'name': 'tftp-servers', 'code': 2, 'space': 'cisco', 'data': cisco_tftp}
         )
 
     return options
 
 
 def kea6_parse_subnet(subnet, config):
     out = {'subnet': subnet, 'id': int(config['subnet_id'])}
 
     if 'option' in config:
         out['option-data'] = kea6_parse_options(config['option'])
 
     if 'interface' in config:
         out['interface'] = config['interface']
 
     if 'range' in config:
         pools = []
         for num, range_config in config['range'].items():
             pool = {}
 
             if 'prefix' in range_config:
                 pool['pool'] = range_config['prefix']
 
             if 'start' in range_config:
                 start = range_config['start']
                 stop = range_config['stop']
                 pool['pool'] = f'{start} - {stop}'
 
             if 'option' in range_config:
                 pool['option-data'] = kea6_parse_options(range_config['option'])
 
             pools.append(pool)
 
         out['pools'] = pools
 
     if 'prefix_delegation' in config:
         pd_pools = []
 
         if 'prefix' in config['prefix_delegation']:
             for prefix, pd_conf in config['prefix_delegation']['prefix'].items():
                 pd_pool = {
                     'prefix': prefix,
                     'prefix-len': int(pd_conf['prefix_length']),
                     'delegated-len': int(pd_conf['delegated_length']),
                 }
 
                 if 'excluded_prefix' in pd_conf:
                     pd_pool['excluded-prefix'] = pd_conf['excluded_prefix']
                     pd_pool['excluded-prefix-len'] = int(
                         pd_conf['excluded_prefix_length']
                     )
 
                 pd_pools.append(pd_pool)
 
         out['pd-pools'] = pd_pools
 
     if 'lease_time' in config:
         if 'default' in config['lease_time']:
             out['valid-lifetime'] = int(config['lease_time']['default'])
         if 'maximum' in config['lease_time']:
             out['max-valid-lifetime'] = int(config['lease_time']['maximum'])
         if 'minimum' in config['lease_time']:
             out['min-valid-lifetime'] = int(config['lease_time']['minimum'])
 
     if 'static_mapping' in config:
         reservations = []
         for host, host_config in config['static_mapping'].items():
             if 'disable' in host_config:
                 continue
 
             reservation = {'hostname': host}
 
             if 'mac' in host_config:
                 reservation['hw-address'] = host_config['mac']
 
             if 'duid' in host_config:
                 reservation['duid'] = host_config['duid']
 
             if 'ipv6_address' in host_config:
                 reservation['ip-addresses'] = [host_config['ipv6_address']]
 
             if 'ipv6_prefix' in host_config:
                 reservation['prefixes'] = [host_config['ipv6_prefix']]
 
             if 'option' in host_config:
                 reservation['option-data'] = kea6_parse_options(host_config['option'])
 
             reservations.append(reservation)
 
         out['reservations'] = reservations
 
     return out
 
 
 def _ctrl_socket_command(inet, command, args=None):
     path = kea_ctrl_socket.format(inet=inet)
 
     if not os.path.exists(path):
         return None
 
     if file_permissions(path) != '0775':
         run(f'sudo chmod 775 {path}')
 
     with socket.socket(socket.AF_UNIX, socket.SOCK_STREAM) as sock:
         sock.connect(path)
 
         payload = {'command': command}
         if args:
             payload['arguments'] = args
 
         sock.send(bytes(json.dumps(payload), 'utf-8'))
         result = b''
         while True:
             data = sock.recv(4096)
             result += data
             if len(data) < 4096:
                 break
 
         return json.loads(result.decode('utf-8'))
 
 
 def kea_get_leases(inet):
     leases = _ctrl_socket_command(inet, f'lease{inet}-get-all')
 
     if not leases or 'result' not in leases or leases['result'] != 0:
         return []
 
     return leases['arguments']['leases']
 
 
 def kea_delete_lease(inet, ip_address):
     args = {'ip-address': ip_address}
 
     result = _ctrl_socket_command(inet, f'lease{inet}-del', args)
 
     if result and 'result' in result:
         return result['result'] == 0
 
     return False
 
 
 def kea_get_active_config(inet):
     config = _ctrl_socket_command(inet, 'config-get')
 
     if not config or 'result' not in config or config['result'] != 0:
         return None
 
     return config
 
 
 def kea_get_dhcp_pools(config, inet):
     shared_networks = dict_search_args(
         config, 'arguments', f'Dhcp{inet}', 'shared-networks'
     )
     return [network['name'] for network in shared_networks] if shared_networks else []
 
 
 def kea_get_pool_from_subnet_id(config, inet, subnet_id):
     shared_networks = dict_search_args(
         config, 'arguments', f'Dhcp{inet}', 'shared-networks'
     )
 
     if not shared_networks:
         return None
 
     for network in shared_networks:
         if f'subnet{inet}' not in network:
             continue
 
         for subnet in network[f'subnet{inet}']:
             if 'id' in subnet and int(subnet['id']) == int(subnet_id):
                 return network['name']
 
     return None
 
 
 def kea_get_static_mappings(config, inet, pools=[]) -> list:
     """
     Get DHCP static mapping from active Kea DHCPv4 or DHCPv6 configuration
     :return list
     """
     shared_networks = dict_search_args(
         config, 'arguments', f'Dhcp{inet}', 'shared-networks'
     )
 
     mappings = []
 
     if shared_networks:
         for network in shared_networks:
             if f'subnet{inet}' not in network:
                 continue
 
             for p in pools:
                 if network['name'] == p:
                     for subnet in network[f'subnet{inet}']:
                         if 'reservations' in subnet:
                             for reservation in subnet['reservations']:
                                 mapping = {'pool': p, 'subnet': subnet['subnet']}
                                 mapping.update(reservation)
                                 # rename 'ip(v6)-address' to 'ip', inet6 has 'ipv6-address' and inet has 'ip-address'
                                 mapping['ip'] = mapping.pop(
                                     'ipv6-address', mapping.pop('ip-address', None)
                                 )
                                 # rename 'hw-address' to 'mac'
                                 mapping['mac'] = mapping.pop('hw-address', None)
                                 mappings.append(mapping)
 
     return mappings
 
 
 def kea_get_server_leases(config, inet, pools=[], state=[], origin=None) -> list:
     """
     Get DHCP server leases from active Kea DHCPv4 or DHCPv6 configuration
     :return list
     """
     leases = kea_get_leases(inet)
 
     data = []
     for lease in leases:
         lifetime = lease['valid-lft']
         expiry = lease['cltt'] + lifetime
 
         lease['start_timestamp'] = datetime.fromtimestamp(
             expiry - lifetime, timezone.utc
         )
         lease['expire_timestamp'] = (
             datetime.fromtimestamp(expiry, timezone.utc) if expiry else None
         )
 
         data_lease = {}
         data_lease['ip'] = lease['ip-address']
         lease_state_long = {0: 'active', 1: 'rejected', 2: 'expired'}
         data_lease['state'] = lease_state_long[lease['state']]
         data_lease['pool'] = (
             kea_get_pool_from_subnet_id(config, inet, lease['subnet-id'])
             if config
             else '-'
         )
         data_lease['end'] = (
             lease['expire_timestamp'].timestamp() if lease['expire_timestamp'] else None
         )
         data_lease['origin'] = 'local'  # TODO: Determine remote in HA
         # remove trailing dot in 'hostname' to ensure consistency for `vyos-hostsd-client`
-        data_lease['hostname'] = lease.get('hostname', '-').rstrip('.')
+        data_lease['hostname'] = lease.get('hostname', '').rstrip('.') or '-'
 
         if inet == '4':
             data_lease['mac'] = lease['hw-address']
             data_lease['start'] = lease['start_timestamp'].timestamp()
 
         if inet == '6':
             data_lease['last_communication'] = lease['start_timestamp'].timestamp()
             data_lease['duid'] = _format_hex_string(lease['duid'])
             data_lease['type'] = lease['type']
 
             if lease['type'] == 'IA_PD':
                 prefix_len = lease['prefix-len']
                 data_lease['ip'] += f'/{prefix_len}'
 
-        data_lease['remaining'] = '-'
+        data_lease['remaining'] = ''
 
         if lease['valid-lft'] > 0:
             data_lease['remaining'] = lease['expire_timestamp'] - datetime.now(
                 timezone.utc
             )
 
             if data_lease['remaining'].days >= 0:
                 # substraction gives us a timedelta object which can't be formatted with strftime
                 # so we use str(), split gets rid of the microseconds
                 data_lease['remaining'] = str(data_lease['remaining']).split('.')[0]
 
         # Do not add old leases
         if (
-            data_lease['remaining']
+            data_lease['remaining'] != ''
             and data_lease['pool'] in pools
             and data_lease['state'] != 'free'
             and (not state or state == 'all' or data_lease['state'] in state)
         ):
             data.append(data_lease)
 
         # deduplicate
         checked = []
         for entry in data:
             addr = entry.get('ip')
             if addr not in checked:
                 checked.append(addr)
             else:
                 idx = _find_list_of_dict_index(data, key='ip', value=addr)
                 if idx is not None:
                     data.pop(idx)
 
     return data