diff --git a/includes/general.php b/includes/general.php
index 53a1ab7..80b2ceb 100644
--- a/includes/general.php
+++ b/includes/general.php
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@
 					fclose($fp);
 
 					$line = mysql_real_escape_string(trim(strip_tags($line)));
-					$query = "insert into `pinglog` set `when`=NOW(), `uid`='${_SESSION['profile']['id']}',
+					$query = "insert into `pinglog` set `when`=NOW(), `uid`='".$_SESSION['profile']['id']."',
 							`email`='$myemail', `result`='$line'";
 					mysql_query($query);
 
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@
 				}
 			}
 		}
-		$query = "insert into `pinglog` set `when`=NOW(), `uid`='${_SESSION['profile']['id']}',
+		$query = "insert into `pinglog` set `when`=NOW(), `uid`='".$_SESSION['profile']['id']."',
 				`email`='$myemail', `result`='Failed to make a connection to the mail server'";
 		mysql_query($query);
 		return _("Failed to make a connection to the mail server");