diff --git a/src/freedombone b/src/freedombone
index 30da831c..a17fa6ea 100755
--- a/src/freedombone
+++ b/src/freedombone
@@ -703,13 +703,15 @@ function parse_args {
       show_help
       exit 3
   fi
-  if [ ! $DDNS_USERNAME ]; then
-      echo 'Please provide the username for your dynamic DNS provider with the --ddnsuser option'
-      exit 7823
-  fi
-  if [ ! $DDNS_PASSWORD ]; then
-      echo 'Please provide the password for your dynamic DNS provider with the --ddnspass option'
-      exit 6382
+  if [[ $SYSTEM_TYPE != "$VARIANT_MESH" ]]; then
+      if [ ! $DDNS_USERNAME ]; then
+          echo 'Please provide the username for your dynamic DNS provider with the --ddnsuser option'
+          exit 7823
+      fi
+      if [ ! $DDNS_PASSWORD ]; then
+          echo 'Please provide the password for your dynamic DNS provider with the --ddnspass option'
+          exit 6382
+      fi
   fi
   if [ ! $SYSTEM_TYPE ]; then
       SYSTEM_TYPE=$VARIANT_FULL