diff --git a/modules/md/md_acme_acct.c b/modules/md/md_acme_acct.c
index 3fd768b2338..292a56623fb 100644
--- a/modules/md/md_acme_acct.c
+++ b/modules/md/md_acme_acct.c
@@ -284,7 +284,8 @@ static int find_acct(void *baton, const char *name, const char *aspect,
             && (!ctx->md || md_acme_acct_matches_md(acct, ctx->md))) {
             md_log_perror(MD_LOG_MARK, MD_LOG_DEBUG, 0, ctx->p, 
                           "found account %s for %s: %s, status=%d",
-                          acct->id, ctx->md->ca_effective, aspect, acct->status);
+                          acct->id, ctx->md? ctx->md->ca_effective : "(none)",
+                          aspect, acct->status);
             ctx->id = apr_pstrdup(ctx->p, name);
             return 0;
         }