diff --git a/config.inc.php3 b/config.inc.php3
index 6182ce73d..64dd01f2a 100755
--- a/config.inc.php3
+++ b/config.inc.php3
@@ -8,8 +8,10 @@
  * All directives are explained in Documentation.html
  */
 
-// Sets the php error reporting - Please do not change this line!
-error_reporting(E_ALL);
+/**
+ * Sets the php error reporting - Please do not change this line!
+ */
+$old_error_rep = error_reporting(E_ALL);
 
 
 /**
@@ -301,4 +303,10 @@ if ($cfg['ShowFunctionFields']) {
  * Unset magic_quotes_runtime - do not change!
  */
 set_magic_quotes_runtime(0);
+
+/**
+ * Restore old error_reporting mode - do not change either!
+ */
+error_reporting($old_error_rep);
+unset($old_error_rep);
 ?>