diff --git a/htdocs/install/inc.php b/htdocs/install/inc.php
index 3e407644121..d821ad2b454 100644
--- a/htdocs/install/inc.php
+++ b/htdocs/install/inc.php
@@ -220,8 +220,8 @@ if (! defined('SYSLOG_FILE'))	// To avoid warning on systems with constant alrea
 	else if (@is_writable('../../../../') && @file_exists('../../../../startdoliwamp.bat')) define('SYSLOG_FILE','../../../../dolibarr_install.log');	// For DoliWamp
 	else if (@is_writable('../../')) define('SYSLOG_FILE','../../dolibarr_install.log');				// For others
 	//print 'SYSLOG_FILE='.SYSLOG_FILE;exit;
-	if (defined('SYSLOG_FILE')) $conf->global->SYSLOG_FILE=constant('SYSLOG_FILE');
 }
+if (defined('SYSLOG_FILE')) $conf->global->SYSLOG_FILE=constant('SYSLOG_FILE');
 if (! defined('SYSLOG_FILE_NO_ERROR')) define('SYSLOG_FILE_NO_ERROR',1);
 // We init log handler for install
 $handlers = array('mod_syslog_file');
@@ -326,8 +326,8 @@ function conf($dolibarr_main_document_root)
         else if (@is_writable('../../../../') && @file_exists('../../../../startdoliwamp.bat')) define('SYSLOG_FILE','../../../../dolibarr_install.log');	// For DoliWamp
         else if (@is_writable('../../')) define('SYSLOG_FILE','../../dolibarr_install.log');				// For others
         //print 'SYSLOG_FILE='.SYSLOG_FILE;exit;
-        if (defined('SYSLOG_FILE')) $conf->global->SYSLOG_FILE=constant('SYSLOG_FILE');
     }
+    if (defined('SYSLOG_FILE')) $conf->global->SYSLOG_FILE=constant('SYSLOG_FILE');
     if (! defined('SYSLOG_FILE_NO_ERROR')) define('SYSLOG_FILE_NO_ERROR',1);
     // We init log handler for install
     $handlers = array('mod_syslog_file');
diff --git a/htdocs/install/step1.php b/htdocs/install/step1.php
index d11ac64e4c7..bf4953dde07 100644
--- a/htdocs/install/step1.php
+++ b/htdocs/install/step1.php
@@ -663,7 +663,7 @@ if (! $error && $db->connected && $action == "set")
 
                     $check1=$newdb->getDefaultCharacterSetDatabase();
                     $check2=$newdb->getDefaultCollationDatabase();
-                    dolibarr_install_syslog('step1: note that default server was charset=' . $check1 . ' collation=' . $check2);
+                    dolibarr_install_syslog('step1: note that new database is using charset=' . $check1 . ' collation=' . $check2);
 
                     // If values differs, we save conf file again
                     //if ($check1 != $dolibarr_main_db_character_set) dolibarr_install_syslog('step1: value for character_set is not the one asked for database creation', LOG_WARNING);