diff --git a/lib/vssh/libssh2.c b/lib/vssh/libssh2.c
index 304c9fa69f..3b4fd80cda 100644
--- a/lib/vssh/libssh2.c
+++ b/lib/vssh/libssh2.c
@@ -3167,10 +3167,13 @@ static CURLcode ssh_connect(struct Curl_easy *data, bool *done)
 
   sshc = &conn->proto.sshc;
 
-#ifdef CURL_LIBSSH2_DEBUG
   if(conn->user) {
-    infof(data, "User: %s", conn->user);
+    infof(data, "User: '%s'", conn->user);
   }
+  else {
+    infof(data, "User: NULL");
+  }
+#ifdef CURL_LIBSSH2_DEBUG
   if(conn->passwd) {
     infof(data, "Password: %s", conn->passwd);
   }