diff --git a/server/lib/classes/monitor_tools.inc.php b/server/lib/classes/monitor_tools.inc.php
index 1913037ae4e9568557274a97b97ac4ff045ce178..bd6f6cbd06c96c0567ed3362a61c8c348aaaed7f 100644
--- a/server/lib/classes/monitor_tools.inc.php
+++ b/server/lib/classes/monitor_tools.inc.php
@@ -1683,7 +1683,7 @@ class monitor_tools {
 				break;
 			case 'log_messages':
 				if ($dist == 'debian') {
-					$logfile = '/var/log/messages';
+					$logfile = '/var/log/syslog';
 				} elseif ($dist == 'redhat') {
 					$logfile = '/var/log/messages';
 				} elseif ($dist == 'suse') {