diff --git a/src/network/networkd-address.c b/src/network/networkd-address.c
index b52a5f2e26..d7fbb6eac5 100644
--- a/src/network/networkd-address.c
+++ b/src/network/networkd-address.c
@@ -471,8 +471,8 @@ static void log_address_debug(const Address *address, const char *str, const Lin
 
         if (DEBUG_LOGGING) {
                 _cleanup_free_ char *addr = NULL, *peer = NULL;
-                char valid_buf[FORMAT_TIMESPAN_MAX];
-                const char *valid_str = NULL;
+                char valid_buf[FORMAT_TIMESPAN_MAX], preferred_buf[FORMAT_TIMESPAN_MAX];
+                const char *valid_str = NULL, *preferred_str = NULL;
                 bool has_peer;
 
                 (void) in_addr_to_string(address->family, &address->in_addr, &addr);
@@ -485,10 +485,16 @@ static void log_address_debug(const Address *address, const char *str, const Lin
                                                     address->cinfo.ifa_valid * USEC_PER_SEC,
                                                     USEC_PER_SEC);
 
-                log_link_debug(link, "%s address: %s%s%s/%u (valid %s%s)",
+                if (address->cinfo.ifa_prefered != CACHE_INFO_INFINITY_LIFE_TIME)
+                        preferred_str = format_timespan(preferred_buf, FORMAT_TIMESPAN_MAX,
+                                                        address->cinfo.ifa_prefered * USEC_PER_SEC,
+                                                        USEC_PER_SEC);
+
+                log_link_debug(link, "%s address: %s%s%s/%u (valid %s%s, preferred %s%s)",
                                str, strnull(addr), has_peer ? " peer " : "",
                                has_peer ? strnull(peer) : "", address->prefixlen,
-                               valid_str ? "for " : "forever", strempty(valid_str));
+                               valid_str ? "for " : "forever", strempty(valid_str),
+                               preferred_str ? "for " : "forever", strempty(preferred_str));
         }
 }
 
@@ -799,12 +805,12 @@ int address_configure(
                 const Address *address,
                 Link *link,
                 link_netlink_message_handler_t callback,
-                bool update,
                 Address **ret) {
 
         _cleanup_(sd_netlink_message_unrefp) sd_netlink_message *req = NULL;
         Address *acquired_address, *a;
         uint32_t flags;
+        bool update;
         int r;
 
         assert(address);
@@ -827,6 +833,8 @@ int address_configure(
         if (acquired_address)
                 address = acquired_address;
 
+        update = address_get(link, address, NULL) >= 0;
+
         log_address_debug(address, update ? "Updating" : "Configuring", link);
 
         if (update)
@@ -988,14 +996,14 @@ static int address_handler(sd_netlink *rtnl, sd_netlink_message *m, Link *link)
         return 1;
 }
 
-static int static_address_configure(const Address *address, Link *link, bool update) {
+static int static_address_configure(const Address *address, Link *link) {
         Address *ret;
         int r;
 
         assert(address);
         assert(link);
 
-        r = address_configure(address, link, address_handler, update, &ret);
+        r = address_configure(address, link, address_handler, &ret);
         if (r < 0)
                 return log_link_warning_errno(link, r, "Could not configure static address: %m");
 
@@ -1030,10 +1038,7 @@ int link_set_addresses(Link *link) {
         }
 
         ORDERED_HASHMAP_FOREACH(ad, link->network->addresses_by_section) {
-                bool update;
-
-                update = address_get(link, ad, NULL) > 0;
-                r = static_address_configure(ad, link, update);
+                r = static_address_configure(ad, link);
                 if (r < 0)
                         return r;
         }
@@ -1057,7 +1062,7 @@ int link_set_addresses(Link *link) {
                         return log_link_warning_errno(link, r, "Could not generate EUI64 address: %m");
 
                 address->family = AF_INET6;
-                r = static_address_configure(address, link, true);
+                r = static_address_configure(address, link);
                 if (r < 0)
                         return r;
         }
diff --git a/src/network/networkd-address.h b/src/network/networkd-address.h
index 4764766996..7c2d0db3d0 100644
--- a/src/network/networkd-address.h
+++ b/src/network/networkd-address.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ typedef struct Address {
 int address_new(Address **ret);
 Address *address_free(Address *address);
 int address_get(Link *link, const Address *in, Address **ret);
-int address_configure(const Address *address, Link *link, link_netlink_message_handler_t callback, bool update, Address **ret);
+int address_configure(const Address *address, Link *link, link_netlink_message_handler_t callback, Address **ret);
 int address_remove(const Address *address, Link *link, link_netlink_message_handler_t callback);
 bool address_equal(const Address *a1, const Address *a2);
 bool address_is_ready(const Address *a);
diff --git a/src/network/networkd-dhcp4.c b/src/network/networkd-dhcp4.c
index bbdd31a93d..1559e0cfd8 100644
--- a/src/network/networkd-dhcp4.c
+++ b/src/network/networkd-dhcp4.c
@@ -870,7 +870,7 @@ static int dhcp4_update_address(Link *link, bool announce) {
 
         /* allow reusing an existing address and simply update its lifetime
          * in case it already exists */
-        r = address_configure(addr, link, dhcp4_address_handler, true, &ret);
+        r = address_configure(addr, link, dhcp4_address_handler, &ret);
         if (r < 0)
                 return log_link_error_errno(link, r, "Failed to set DHCPv4 address: %m");
 
diff --git a/src/network/networkd-dhcp6.c b/src/network/networkd-dhcp6.c
index e643a92247..451b552345 100644
--- a/src/network/networkd-dhcp6.c
+++ b/src/network/networkd-dhcp6.c
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ static int dhcp6_set_pd_address(
         address->cinfo.ifa_valid = lifetime_valid;
         SET_FLAG(address->flags, IFA_F_MANAGETEMPADDR, link->network->dhcp6_pd_manage_temporary_address);
 
-        r = address_configure(address, link, dhcp6_pd_address_handler, true, &ret);
+        r = address_configure(address, link, dhcp6_pd_address_handler, &ret);
         if (r < 0)
                 return log_link_error_errno(link, r, "Failed to set DHCPv6 delegated prefix address: %m");
 
@@ -1034,7 +1034,7 @@ static int dhcp6_update_address(
 
         log_dhcp6_address(link, addr, &buffer);
 
-        r = address_configure(addr, link, dhcp6_address_handler, true, &ret);
+        r = address_configure(addr, link, dhcp6_address_handler, &ret);
         if (r < 0)
                 return log_link_error_errno(link, r, "Failed to set DHCPv6 address %s/%u: %m",
                                             strnull(buffer), addr->prefixlen);
diff --git a/src/network/networkd-ipv4ll.c b/src/network/networkd-ipv4ll.c
index 7e1c1ac16e..65266633e3 100644
--- a/src/network/networkd-ipv4ll.c
+++ b/src/network/networkd-ipv4ll.c
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ static int ipv4ll_address_claimed(sd_ipv4ll *ll, Link *link) {
         ll_addr->broadcast.s_addr = ll_addr->in_addr.in.s_addr | htobe32(0xfffffffflu >> ll_addr->prefixlen);
         ll_addr->scope = RT_SCOPE_LINK;
 
-        r = address_configure(ll_addr, link, ipv4ll_address_handler, false, NULL);
+        r = address_configure(ll_addr, link, ipv4ll_address_handler, NULL);
         if (r < 0)
                 return r;
 
diff --git a/src/network/networkd-ndisc.c b/src/network/networkd-ndisc.c
index bcde253909..47b35bd543 100644
--- a/src/network/networkd-ndisc.c
+++ b/src/network/networkd-ndisc.c
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ static int ndisc_address_configure(Address *address, Link *link, sd_ndisc_router
         assert(link);
         assert(rt);
 
-        r = address_configure(address, link, ndisc_address_handler, true, &ret);
+        r = address_configure(address, link, ndisc_address_handler, &ret);
         if (r < 0)
                 return log_link_error_errno(link, r, "Failed to set NDisc SLAAC address: %m");