diff --git a/usr.sbin/ppp/command.c b/usr.sbin/ppp/command.c
index ae68eec0701..3da1db25c0e 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/ppp/command.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/ppp/command.c
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@
 #define NEG_MPPE	54
 #define NEG_CHAP81	55
 
-const char Version[] = "3.0.0";
+const char Version[] = "3.0.1";
 
 static int ShowCommand(struct cmdargs const *);
 static int TerminalCommand(struct cmdargs const *);
diff --git a/usr.sbin/ppp/datalink.c b/usr.sbin/ppp/datalink.c
index 3781023abe5..1bbf3cc9cb7 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/ppp/datalink.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/ppp/datalink.c
@@ -97,18 +97,16 @@ datalink_StartDialTimer(struct datalink *dl, int Timeout)
   int result = Timeout;
 
   timer_Stop(&dl->dial.timer);
-  if (Timeout) {
-    if (Timeout < 0)
-      result = (random() % DIAL_TIMEOUT) + 1;
-    dl->dial.timer.load = result * SECTICKS;
-    dl->dial.timer.func = datalink_OpenTimeout;
-    dl->dial.timer.name = "dial";
-    dl->dial.timer.arg = dl;
-    timer_Start(&dl->dial.timer);
-    if (dl->state == DATALINK_OPENING)
-      log_Printf(LogPHASE, "%s: Enter pause (%d) for redialing.\n",
-                dl->name, result);
-  }
+  if (Timeout < 0)
+    result = (random() % DIAL_TIMEOUT) + 1;
+  dl->dial.timer.load = result ? result * SECTICKS : 1;
+  dl->dial.timer.func = datalink_OpenTimeout;
+  dl->dial.timer.name = "dial";
+  dl->dial.timer.arg = dl;
+  timer_Start(&dl->dial.timer);
+  if (dl->state == DATALINK_OPENING)
+    log_Printf(LogPHASE, "%s: Enter pause (%d) for redialing.\n",
+               dl->name, result);
   return result;
 }