diff --git a/fhem/CHANGED b/fhem/CHANGED
index 74c57797a..6ed88490e 100644
--- a/fhem/CHANGED
+++ b/fhem/CHANGED
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # Add changes at the top of the list. Keep it in ASCII, and 80-char wide.
 # Do not insert empty lines here, update check depends on it.
+  - feature: 34_ESPEasy: reject non local IPs wo/ basic auth
   - bugfix:  50_TelegramBot: delayed retry & rename (#msg668108)
   - changed: 70_BRAVIA: renamed reading/internal modelName to model
   - new:     98_GOOGLECAST: first release, read commandref for requirements
diff --git a/fhem/FHEM/34_ESPEasy.pm b/fhem/FHEM/34_ESPEasy.pm
index dfea76fe3..11612fc9e 100644
--- a/fhem/FHEM/34_ESPEasy.pm
+++ b/fhem/FHEM/34_ESPEasy.pm
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ use Color;
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # global/default values
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-my $module_version    = "1.30";     # Version of this module
+my $module_version    = "1.31";     # Version of this module
 my $minEEBuild        = 128;        # informational
 my $minJsonVersion    = 1.02;       # checked in received data
 
@@ -690,7 +690,8 @@ sub ESPEasy_Read($) {
   # public IPs
   if (!defined $logHeader->{Authorization} && $peer !~ m/$d_localIPs/) {
     Log3 $bname, 2, "$btype $name: No basic auth set while using public IP "
-                  . "address $peer";
+                  . "address. $peer rejected.";
+    return;
   }
 
   $logHeader->{Authorization} =~ s/Basic\s.*\s/Basic ***** / if defined $logHeader->{Authorization};