diff --git a/htdocs/core/db/mysqli.class.php b/htdocs/core/db/mysqli.class.php
index 7721ebb975d..15d95e39194 100644
--- a/htdocs/core/db/mysqli.class.php
+++ b/htdocs/core/db/mysqli.class.php
@@ -903,7 +903,8 @@ class DoliDBMysqli extends DoliDB
     }
 
     /**
-     *	Return charset used to store data in current database (same result than using SELECT default_character_set_name FROM information_schema.SCHEMATA WHERE schema_name = "databasename";)
+     *	Return charset used to store data in current database
+     *  Note: if we are connected to databasename, it is same result than using SELECT default_character_set_name FROM information_schema.SCHEMATA WHERE schema_name = "databasename";)
      *
      *	@return		string		Charset
      *  @see getDefaultCollationDatabase
diff --git a/htdocs/install/step1.php b/htdocs/install/step1.php
index bf4953dde07..6b662e4306d 100644
--- a/htdocs/install/step1.php
+++ b/htdocs/install/step1.php
@@ -661,9 +661,10 @@ if (! $error && $db->connected && $action == "set")
                     print '</td>';
                     print '<td><img src="../theme/eldy/img/tick.png" alt="Ok"></td></tr>';
 
+                    $newdb->select_db($dolibarr_main_db_name);
                     $check1=$newdb->getDefaultCharacterSetDatabase();
                     $check2=$newdb->getDefaultCollationDatabase();
-                    dolibarr_install_syslog('step1: note that new database is using charset=' . $check1 . ' collation=' . $check2);
+                    dolibarr_install_syslog('step1: 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);