diff --git a/htdocs/core/modules/syslog/logHandler.php b/htdocs/core/modules/syslog/logHandler.php
index 4ee6818c499..0af3f304331 100644
--- a/htdocs/core/modules/syslog/logHandler.php
+++ b/htdocs/core/modules/syslog/logHandler.php
@@ -56,13 +56,13 @@ class LogHandler
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Is the module active ?
+	 * Is the logger active ?
 	 *
-	 * @return boolean
+	 * @return int		1 if logger enabled
 	 */
 	public function isActive()
 	{
-		return false;
+		return 0;
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/htdocs/core/modules/syslog/logHandlerInterface.php b/htdocs/core/modules/syslog/logHandlerInterface.php
index 02915ec8297..15ab436f4fa 100644
--- a/htdocs/core/modules/syslog/logHandlerInterface.php
+++ b/htdocs/core/modules/syslog/logHandlerInterface.php
@@ -70,9 +70,9 @@ interface LogHandlerInterface
 	public function checkConfiguration();
 
 	/**
-	 * 	Return if logger active
+	 * 	Is the logger active ?
 	 *
-	 * 	@return	boolean		True if active
+	 * 	@return int		1 if logger enabled
 	 */
 	public function isActive();
 
diff --git a/htdocs/core/modules/syslog/mod_syslog_file.php b/htdocs/core/modules/syslog/mod_syslog_file.php
index ffdb883ef1b..4d361622af4 100644
--- a/htdocs/core/modules/syslog/mod_syslog_file.php
+++ b/htdocs/core/modules/syslog/mod_syslog_file.php
@@ -45,13 +45,12 @@ class mod_syslog_file extends LogHandler implements LogHandlerInterface
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Is the module active ?
+	 * Is the logger active ?
 	 *
-	 * @return int
+	 * @return int		1 if logger enabled
 	 */
 	public function isActive()
 	{
-		global $conf;
 		return !getDolGlobalString('SYSLOG_DISABLE_LOGHANDLER_FILE') ? 1 : 0; // Set SYSLOG_DISABLE_LOGHANDLER_FILE to 1 to disable this loghandler
 	}
 
diff --git a/htdocs/core/modules/syslog/mod_syslog_syslog.php b/htdocs/core/modules/syslog/mod_syslog_syslog.php
index e0a34cb573e..d3931cf09eb 100644
--- a/htdocs/core/modules/syslog/mod_syslog_syslog.php
+++ b/htdocs/core/modules/syslog/mod_syslog_syslog.php
@@ -42,14 +42,12 @@ class mod_syslog_syslog extends LogHandler implements LogHandlerInterface
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Is the module active ?
+	 * Is the logger active ?
 	 *
-	 * @return int
+	 * @return int		1 if logger enabled
 	 */
 	public function isActive()
 	{
-		global $conf;
-
 		// This function does not exists on some ISP (Ex: Free in France)
 		if (!function_exists('openlog')) {
 			return 0;