diff --git a/data/templates/dns-dynamic/ddclient.conf.j2 b/data/templates/dns-dynamic/ddclient.conf.j2
index 945191bb7..a19b79c00 100644
--- a/data/templates/dns-dynamic/ddclient.conf.j2
+++ b/data/templates/dns-dynamic/ddclient.conf.j2
@@ -1,70 +1,72 @@
 {% macro render_config(host, address, web_options, ip_suffixes=['']) %}
 {# Address: use=if, if=ethX, usev6=ifv6, ifv6=ethX, usev6=webv6, webv6=https://v6.example.com #}
 {% for ipv in ip_suffixes %}
 use{{ ipv }}={{ address if address == 'web' else 'if' }}{{ ipv }}, \
 {%     if address == 'web' %}
 {%         if web_options.url is vyos_defined %}
 web{{ ipv }}={{ web_options.url }}, \
 {%         endif %}
 {%         if web_options.skip is vyos_defined %}
 web-skip{{ ipv }}='{{ web_options.skip }}', \
 {%         endif %}
 {%     else %}
 if{{ ipv }}={{ address }}, \
 {%     endif %}
 {% endfor %}
 {# Other service options #}
 {% for k,v in kwargs.items() %}
 {%     if v is vyos_defined %}
 {{ k }}={{ v }}{{ ',' if not loop.last }} \
 {%     endif %}
 {% endfor %}
 {# Actual hostname for the service #}
 {{ host }}
 {% endmacro %}
 ### Autogenerated by dns_dynamic.py ###
 daemon=1m
 syslog=yes
 ssl=yes
+pid={{ config_file | replace('.conf', '.pid') }}
+cache={{ config_file | replace('.conf', '.cache') }}
 
 {% if address is vyos_defined %}
 {%     for address, service_cfg in address.items() %}
 {%         if service_cfg.rfc2136 is vyos_defined %}
 {%             for name, config in service_cfg.rfc2136.items() %}
 {%                 if config.description is vyos_defined %}
 # {{ config.description }}
 
 {%                 endif %}
 {%                 for host in config.host_name if config.host_name is vyos_defined %}
 # RFC2136 dynamic DNS configuration for {{ name }}: [{{ config.zone }}, {{ host }}]
 {# Don't append 'new-style' compliant suffix ('usev4', 'usev6', 'ifv4', 'ifv6' etc.)
    to the properties since 'nsupdate' doesn't support that yet. #}
 {{ render_config(host, address, service_cfg.web_options,
                  protocol='nsupdate', server=config.server, zone=config.zone,
                  password=config.key, ttl=config.ttl) }}
 
 {%                 endfor %}
 {%             endfor %}
 {%         endif %}
 {%         if service_cfg.service is vyos_defined %}
 {%             for name, config in service_cfg.service.items() %}
 {%                 if config.description is vyos_defined %}
 # {{ config.description }}
 
 {%                 endif %}
 {%                 for host in config.host_name if config.host_name is vyos_defined %}
 {%                     set ip_suffixes = ['v4', 'v6'] if config.ip_version == 'both'
                                                       else (['v6'] if config.ip_version == 'ipv6' else ['']) %}
 # Web service dynamic DNS configuration for {{ name }}: [{{ config.protocol }}, {{ host }}]
 {# For ipv4 only setup, don't append 'new-style' compliant suffix ('usev4', 'ifv4', 'webv4' etc.)
    to the properties and instead live through the deprecation warnings for better compatibility
    with most ddclient protocols. #}
 {{ render_config(host, address, service_cfg.web_options, ip_suffixes,
                  protocol=config.protocol, server=config.server, zone=config.zone,
                  login=config.username, password=config.password) }}
 
 {%                 endfor %}
 {%             endfor %}
 {%         endif %}
 {%     endfor %}
 {% endif %}
diff --git a/src/conf_mode/dns_dynamic.py b/src/conf_mode/dns_dynamic.py
index e4e2cf30e..d1ac2a08f 100755
--- a/src/conf_mode/dns_dynamic.py
+++ b/src/conf_mode/dns_dynamic.py
@@ -1,131 +1,132 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 #
 # Copyright (C) 2018-2020 VyOS maintainers and contributors
 #
 # This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 # it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 or later as
 # published by the Free Software Foundation.
 #
 # This program 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 General Public License for more details.
 #
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 # along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 import os
 
 from sys import exit
 
 from vyos.config import Config
 from vyos.configdict import dict_merge
 from vyos.template import render
 from vyos.util import call
 from vyos.xml import defaults
 from vyos import ConfigError
 from vyos import airbag
 airbag.enable()
 
 config_file = r'/run/ddclient/ddclient.conf'
 
 # Protocols that require zone
 zone_allowed = ['cloudflare', 'godaddy', 'hetzner', 'gandi', 'nfsn']
 
 # Protocols that do not require username
 username_unnecessary = ['1984', 'cloudflare', 'cloudns', 'duckdns', 'freemyip', 'hetzner', 'keysystems', 'njalla']
 
 # Protocols that support both IPv4 and IPv6
 dualstack_supported = ['cloudflare', 'dyndns2', 'freedns', 'njalla']
 
 def get_config(config=None):
     if config:
         conf = config
     else:
         conf = Config()
 
     base_level = ['service', 'dns', 'dynamic']
     if not conf.exists(base_level):
         return None
 
     dyndns = conf.get_config_dict(base_level, key_mangling=('-', '_'), get_first_key=True)
 
     for address in dyndns['address']:
         # Apply service specific defaults (stype = ['rfc2136', 'service'])
         for svc_type in dyndns['address'][address]:
             default_values = defaults(base_level + ['address', svc_type])
             for svc_cfg in dyndns['address'][address][svc_type]:
                 dyndns['address'][address][svc_type][svc_cfg] = dict_merge(
                     default_values, dyndns['address'][address][svc_type][svc_cfg])
 
+    dyndns['config_file'] = config_file
     return dyndns
 
 def verify(dyndns):
     # bail out early - looks like removal from running config
     if not dyndns:
         return None
 
     for address in dyndns['address']:
         # RFC2136 - configuration validation
         if 'rfc2136' in dyndns['address'][address]:
             for config in dyndns['address'][address]['rfc2136'].values():
                 for field in ['host_name', 'zone', 'server', 'key']:
                     if field not in config:
                         raise ConfigError(f'"{field.replace("_", "-")}" is required for RFC2136 '
                                           f'based Dynamic DNS service on "{address}"')
 
         # Dynamic DNS service provider - configuration validation
         if 'service' in dyndns['address'][address]:
             for service, config in dyndns['address'][address]['service'].items():
                 error_msg = f'is required for Dynamic DNS service "{service}" on "{address}"'
 
                 for field in ['host_name', 'password', 'protocol']:
                     if field not in config:
                         raise ConfigError(f'"{field.replace("_", "-")}" {error_msg}')
 
                 if config['protocol'] in zone_allowed and 'zone' not in config:
                         raise ConfigError(f'"zone" {error_msg}')
 
                 if config['protocol'] not in zone_allowed and 'zone' in config:
                         raise ConfigError(f'"{config["protocol"]}" does not support "zone"')
 
                 if config['protocol'] not in username_unnecessary:
                     if 'username' not in config:
                         raise ConfigError(f'"username" {error_msg}')
 
                 if config['ip_version'] == 'both':
                     if config['protocol'] not in dualstack_supported:
                         raise ConfigError(f'"{config["protocol"]}" does not support IPv4 and IPv6 at the same time')
                     # dyndns2 protocol in ddclient honors dual stack only for dyn.com (dyndns.org)
                     if config['protocol'] == 'dyndns2' and 'server' in config and config['server'] != 'members.dyndns.org':
                         raise ConfigError(f'"{config["protocol"]}" for "{config["server"]}" does not support IPv4 and IPv6 at the same time')
 
     return None
 
 def generate(dyndns):
     # bail out early - looks like removal from running config
     if not dyndns:
         return None
 
     render(config_file, 'dns-dynamic/ddclient.conf.j2', dyndns)
     return None
 
 def apply(dyndns):
     if not dyndns:
         call('systemctl stop ddclient.service')
         if os.path.exists(config_file):
             os.unlink(config_file)
     else:
         call('systemctl restart ddclient.service')
 
     return None
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     try:
         c = get_config()
         verify(c)
         generate(c)
         apply(c)
     except ConfigError as e:
         print(e)
         exit(1)