diff --git a/html/includes/print-event.inc b/html/includes/print-event.inc
index ac23a7f101..288128a1c4 100644
--- a/html/includes/print-event.inc
+++ b/html/includes/print-event.inc
@@ -4,19 +4,18 @@
 if($bg == $list_colour_a) { $bg = $list_colour_b; } else { $bg=$list_colour_a; }
 
   $hostname = gethostbyid($entry['host']);
-  $interface = fixifname(getifbyid($entry['interface']));
 
   unset($icon);
 
   $icon = geteventicon($entry['message']);
-  if($icon) {$icon = "<img src='images/16/$icon'>"; }
+  if($icon) {$icon = '<img src="images/16/' . $icon . '" />'; }
 
 
-  echo("<tr style=\"background-color: $bg\">
-    <td width=0></td>
-    <td class=syslog width=160>
-      " . $entry['datetime'] . "
-    </td>");
+  echo('<tr style="background-color: ' . $bg . '">
+    <td width="0"></td>
+    <td class="syslog" width="160">
+      ' . $entry['datetime'] . '
+    </td>');
   if(!$_GET[id] && !$overview) {
     $dev['device_id'] = $entry['host'];
     $dev['hostname'] = $hostname;
@@ -25,15 +24,11 @@ if($bg == $list_colour_a) { $bg = $list_colour_b; } else { $bg=$list_colour_a; }
     </td>");
   }
 
-  echo("<td class=syslog>");
-
-  if($interface) {
-    $if['interface_id'] = $entry['interface'];
-    $if['ifDescr'] = $interface;
-    echo(generateiflink($if));
+  echo('<td class="syslog" width="100">');
+  if($entry['interface']) {
+    echo(generateiflink(getifbyid($entry['interface'])));
   }  
-  echo(" " . htmlspecialchars($entry['message']) . "
-    </td>
+  echo("</td><td>" . htmlspecialchars($entry['message']) . "</td>
   </tr>");
 
 
diff --git a/html/pages/device/events.inc.php b/html/pages/device/events.inc.php
index bd6b01e56f..c20b41283d 100644
--- a/html/pages/device/events.inc.php
+++ b/html/pages/device/events.inc.php
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
 
 $query = "SELECT *,DATE_FORMAT(datetime, '%D %b %Y %T') as humandate  FROM `eventlog` WHERE `host` = '$_GET[id]' ORDER BY `datetime` DESC LIMIT 0,250";
 $data = mysql_query($query);
-echo("<table cellspacing=0 cellpadding=1 width=100%>");
+echo('<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="1" width="100%">');
 
 while($entry = mysql_fetch_array($data)) {
   include("includes/print-event.inc");
 }
-echo("</table>");
+echo('</table>');
 
- ?>
+?>
diff --git a/html/pages/eventlog.php b/html/pages/eventlog.php
index b57b713c38..63985c83f1 100644
--- a/html/pages/eventlog.php
+++ b/html/pages/eventlog.php
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ if($_SESSION['userlevel'] >= '5') {
 $data = mysql_query($query);
 
 
-echo("<table cellspacing=0 cellpadding=1 width=100%>");
+echo('<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="1" width="100%">');
 
 while($entry = mysql_fetch_array($data)) {
   include("includes/print-event.inc");
@@ -17,4 +17,4 @@ while($entry = mysql_fetch_array($data)) {
 
 echo("</table>");
 
- ?>
+?>
diff --git a/includes/common.php b/includes/common.php
index 4c7145015c..5c1ebc01fc 100644
--- a/includes/common.php
+++ b/includes/common.php
@@ -51,6 +51,12 @@ function getifindexbyid($id) {
 }
 
 function getifbyid($id) {
+     $sql = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM `interfaces` WHERE `interface_id` = '$id'");
+     $result = @mysql_fetch_array($sql);
+     return $result;
+}
+
+function getifdescrbyid($id) {
      $sql = mysql_query("SELECT `ifDescr` FROM `interfaces` WHERE `interface_id` = '$id'");
      $result = @mysql_result($sql, 0);
      return $result;