diff --git a/bind/entrypoint.sh b/bind/entrypoint.sh
index 55c9fe6..990b5b3 100755
--- a/bind/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/bind/entrypoint.sh
@@ -19,13 +19,17 @@ fetch_env() {
         sleep $wait_time
     done
 
-    echo "Error: Failed to fetch $env_var_name after $retries attempts."
-    exit 1
+    echo " [ERROR] Failed to fetch $env_var_name after $retries attempts."
+    return 1
 }
 
 # Start DNS server in background right away
 /app/dnscrypt-proxy &
 
+# Initialize domain and internal_ip variables
+domain=""
+internal_ip=""
+
 pid=$!
 
 # Fetch required environment variables
@@ -34,19 +38,36 @@ if [ -n "${_DAPPNODE_GLOBAL_DOMAIN}" ]; then
     domain=${_DAPPNODE_GLOBAL_DOMAIN}
     echo "Using existing domain: $domain"
 else
-    domain=$(fetch_env "DOMAIN")
+    fetched_domain=$(fetch_env "DOMAIN")
+
+    if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
+        domain=$fetched_domain
+    else
+        echo "[ERROR] Failed to fetch DOMAIN"
+    fi
 fi
 
 if [ -n "${_DAPPNODE_GLOBAL_INTERNAL_IP}" ]; then
     internal_ip=${_DAPPNODE_GLOBAL_INTERNAL_IP}
     echo "Using existing domain: $domain"
 else
-    internal_ip=$(fetch_env "INTERNAL_IP")
+    fetched_internal_ip=$(fetch_env "INTERNAL_IP")
+
+    if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
+        internal_ip=$fetched_internal_ip
+    else
+        echo "[ERROR] Failed to fetch INTERNAL_IP"
+    fi
 fi
 
-echo "$domain $internal_ip" >cloaking-rules.txt
+# Only write to cloaking-rules.txt if both domain and internal_ip are available
+if [ -n "$domain" ] && [ -n "$internal_ip" ]; then
+    echo "$domain $internal_ip" >cloaking-rules.txt
 
-kill $pid
-wait $pid
+    kill $pid
+    wait $pid
 
-/app/dnscrypt-proxy
+    /app/dnscrypt-proxy
+else
+    echo "[ERROR] Missing domain or internal IP. Cloaking rules not updated. Dyndns domain will not be forwarded to internal IP."
+fi