diff --git a/includes/functions.php b/includes/functions.php
index 8e68eb2e64..833e832681 100755
--- a/includes/functions.php
+++ b/includes/functions.php
@@ -817,7 +817,10 @@ function eventlog($eventtext,$device_id = "", $interface_id = "")
   mysql_query($event_query);
 }
 
-function log_event($text, $device = NULL, $type = NULL, $reference = NULL) {
+function log_event($text, $device = NULL, $type = NULL, $reference = NULL) 
+{
+  global $debug;
+
   $event_query = "INSERT INTO eventlog (host, reference, type, datetime, message) VALUES (" . ($device['device_id'] ? $device['device_id'] : "NULL");
   $event_query .= ", " . ($reference ? $reference : "NULL") . ", " . ($type ? $type : "NULL") . ", NOW(), '" . mres($text) . "')";
   if ($debug) { echo($event_query . "\n"); }