diff --git a/functions.inc.php b/functions.inc.php
index b116951c..734e74d2 100644
--- a/functions.inc.php
+++ b/functions.inc.php
@@ -1250,7 +1250,7 @@ function db_connect ($ignore_errors = 0) {
             if ($link) {
                 @mysql_query("SET CHARACTER SET utf8",$link);
                 @mysql_query("SET COLLATION_CONNECTION='utf8_general_ci'",$link);
-                $succes = @mysql_select_db ($CONF['database_name'], $link) or $error_text .= ("<p />DEBUG INFORMATION:<br />MySQL Select Database: " .  mysql_error () . "$DEBUG_TEXT");
+                @mysql_select_db ($CONF['database_name'], $link) or $error_text .= ("<p />DEBUG INFORMATION:<br />MySQL Select Database: " .  mysql_error () . "$DEBUG_TEXT");
             }
         } else {
             $error_text .= "<p />DEBUG INFORMATION:<br />MySQL 3.x / 4.0 functions not available! (php5-mysql installed?)<br />database_type = 'mysql' in config.inc.php, are you using a different database? $DEBUG_TEXT";
@@ -1261,7 +1261,7 @@ function db_connect ($ignore_errors = 0) {
             if ($link) {
                 @mysqli_query($link,"SET CHARACTER SET utf8");
                 @mysqli_query($link,"SET COLLATION_CONNECTION='utf8_general_ci'");
-                $success = @mysqli_select_db ($link, $CONF['database_name']) or $error_text .= ("<p />DEBUG INFORMATION:<br />MySQLi Select Database: " .  mysqli_error ($link) . "$DEBUG_TEXT");
+                @mysqli_select_db ($link, $CONF['database_name']) or $error_text .= ("<p />DEBUG INFORMATION:<br />MySQLi Select Database: " .  mysqli_error ($link) . "$DEBUG_TEXT");
             }
         } else {
             $error_text .= "<p />DEBUG INFORMATION:<br />MySQL 4.1 functions not available! (php5-mysqli installed?)<br />database_type = 'mysqli' in config.inc.php, are you using a different database? $DEBUG_TEXT";