diff --git a/htdocs/core/db/mysqli.class.php b/htdocs/core/db/mysqli.class.php
index 8d19617555f..db2a4481422 100644
--- a/htdocs/core/db/mysqli.class.php
+++ b/htdocs/core/db/mysqli.class.php
@@ -803,8 +803,8 @@ class DoliDBMysqli
         {
             // We try again for compatibility with Mysql < 4.1.1
             $sql = 'CREATE DATABASE '.$database;
-            $ret=$this->query($sql);
             dol_syslog($sql,LOG_DEBUG);
+            $ret=$this->query($sql);
         }
         return $ret;
     }