diff --git a/src/cracker.c b/src/cracker.c
index bc1790513d1..05b17a90091 100644
--- a/src/cracker.c
+++ b/src/cracker.c
@@ -101,7 +101,6 @@ int64_t crk_pot_pos;
 void (*crk_fix_state)(void);
 int (*crk_process_key)(char *key);
 
-static int process_key(char *key);
 static int process_key_stack_rules(char *key);
 
 /* Expose max_keys_per_crypt to the world (needed in recovery.c) */
@@ -260,7 +259,7 @@ void crk_init(struct db_main *db, void (*fix_state)(void),
 	if (rules_stacked_after)
 		crk_process_key = process_key_stack_rules;
 	else
-		crk_process_key = process_key;
+		crk_process_key = crk_direct_process_key;
 
 	/*
 	 * Resetting crk_process_key above disables the suppressor, but it can
@@ -1157,7 +1156,7 @@ int crk_process_buffer(void)
  * All modes but Single call this function (as crk_process_key)
  * for each candidate.
  */
-static int process_key(char *key)
+int crk_direct_process_key(char *key)
 {
 	if (crk_key_index < crk_process_key_max_keys) {
 		crk_methods.set_key(key, crk_key_index++);
@@ -1236,7 +1235,7 @@ static int process_key_stack_rules(char *key)
 	char *word;
 
 	while ((word = rules_process_stack_all(key, &crk_rule_stack)))
-		if ((ret = process_key(word)))
+		if ((ret = crk_direct_process_key(word)))
 			break;
 
 	return ret;
diff --git a/src/cracker.h b/src/cracker.h
index 361eccc512b..6691bc3ba09 100644
--- a/src/cracker.h
+++ b/src/cracker.h
@@ -40,6 +40,12 @@ extern int crk_stacked_rule_count;
  * The return value is non-zero if aborted or everything got cracked (the
  * event_abort flag can be used to find out which of these has happened).
  */
+extern int crk_direct_process_key(char *key);
+
+/*
+ * Indirect way to call either crk_direct_process_key() or sometimes a wrapper
+ * around it implementing stacked rules or/and dupe suppression.
+ */
 extern int (*crk_process_key)(char *key);
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/wordlist.c b/src/wordlist.c
index ad70310d2e1..dc812d35dbd 100644
--- a/src/wordlist.c
+++ b/src/wordlist.c
@@ -536,7 +536,8 @@ void do_wordlist_crack(struct db_main *db, const char *name, int rules)
 
 	static unsigned int prev_g;
 	static unsigned long long prev_p;
-	if (rules && cfg_get_bool(SECTION_OPTIONS, NULL, "PerRuleStats", 0)) {
+	if (rules && cfg_get_bool(SECTION_OPTIONS, NULL, "PerRuleStats", 0) && !(options.flags & FLG_MASK_CHK) &&
+	    (!(options.flags & FLG_NOLOG) || options.log_stderr)) {
 		rules = 2;
 		prev_g = status.guess_count;
 		prev_p = status.cands;
@@ -1399,7 +1400,7 @@ void do_wordlist_crack(struct db_main *db, const char *name, int rules)
 			if (rules > 1 && prerule) {
 				unsigned long long p = status.cands, fake_p = 0;
 				if (!(options.flags & FLG_STDOUT)) do {
-					crk_process_key("injected wrong password");
+					crk_direct_process_key("injected wrong password");
 					fake_p++;
 				} while (p == status.cands);
 				unsigned int g = status.guess_count - prev_g;