diff --git a/felamimail/inc/class.felamimail_bo.inc.php b/felamimail/inc/class.felamimail_bo.inc.php
index 5bb300b33c..d13e08c4a0 100644
--- a/felamimail/inc/class.felamimail_bo.inc.php
+++ b/felamimail/inc/class.felamimail_bo.inc.php
@@ -3426,7 +3426,7 @@ class felamimail_bo
 				//error_log(__METHOD__." using existing Connection ProfileID:".$_icServerID.' Status:'.print_r($this->icServer->_connected,true));
 			} else {
 				//error_log( "-------------------------->open connection for Server with profileID:".$_icServerID.function_backtrace());
-				$tretval = $this->icServer->openConnection($_adminConnection,5);
+				$tretval = $this->icServer->openConnection($_adminConnection);
 				if ( PEAR::isError($tretval) || $tretval===false)
 				{
 					$isError[$_icServerID] = ($tretval?$tretval->message:$this->icServer->_connectionErrorObject->message);
diff --git a/notifications/inc/class.notifications_ajax.inc.php b/notifications/inc/class.notifications_ajax.inc.php
index 061e4e3373..a032d389b6 100644
--- a/notifications/inc/class.notifications_ajax.inc.php
+++ b/notifications/inc/class.notifications_ajax.inc.php
@@ -165,8 +165,9 @@ class notifications_ajax {
  		$bufferFMailSession = $bofelamimail->sessionData;
 		if( !$bofelamimail->openConnection($activeProfile) ) {
 			// TODO: This is ugly. Log a bit nicer!
-			error_log(__METHOD__.__LINE__.' # '.$bofelamimail->getErrorMessage());
+			$error = $bofelamimail->getErrorMessage();
 			error_log(__METHOD__.__LINE__.' # '.self::_appname.' (user: '.$this->recipient->account_lid.'): cannot connect to mailbox with Profile:'.$activeProfile.'. Please check your prefs!');
+			if (!empty($error)) error_log(__METHOD__.__LINE__.' # '.$error);
 			error_log(__METHOD__.__LINE__.' # Instance='.$GLOBALS['egw_info']['user']['domain'].', User='.$GLOBALS['egw_info']['user']['account_lid']);
 			return false; // cannot connect to mailbox
 		}