diff --git a/htdocs/core/lib/website.lib.php b/htdocs/core/lib/website.lib.php
index 86737d3defc..8c6673a2bbc 100644
--- a/htdocs/core/lib/website.lib.php
+++ b/htdocs/core/lib/website.lib.php
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
  */
 function dolStripPhpCode($str, $replacewith = '')
 {
-	$str = str_replace('<?=', '<?php', $str);
+	$str = str_replace('<?=', '<?php echo', $str);	// replace a bad practive
 
 	$newstr = '';
 
@@ -77,9 +77,9 @@ function dolStripPhpCode($str, $replacewith = '')
  */
 function dolKeepOnlyPhpCode($str)
 {
-	$str = str_replace('<?=', '<?php', $str);
+	$str = str_replace('<?=', '<?php echo', $str);
 	$str = str_replace('<?php', '__LTINTPHP__', $str);
-	$str = str_replace('<?', '<?php', $str);			// replace the short_open_tag. It is recommended to set this is Off in php.ini
+	$str = str_replace('<?', '<?php', $str);			// replace the short_open_tag. It is recommended to set this to Off in php.ini
 	$str = str_replace('__LTINTPHP__', '<?php', $str);
 
 	$newstr = '';