diff --git a/include/auth.php b/include/auth.php
index fd1c638473..fc52684e64 100755
--- a/include/auth.php
+++ b/include/auth.php
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ else {
 		}
 
 		if((! $record) || (! count($record))) {
-			logger('authenticate: failed login attempt: ' . trim($_POST['username'])); 
+			logger('authenticate: failed login attempt: ' . notags(trim($_POST['username']))); 
 			notice( t('Login failed.') . EOL );
 			goaway(z_root());
   		}
diff --git a/include/diaspora.php b/include/diaspora.php
index 2a4c8b9da4..ba01123627 100755
--- a/include/diaspora.php
+++ b/include/diaspora.php
@@ -598,7 +598,7 @@ function diaspora_request($importer,$xml) {
 			`uri-date` = '%s', 
 			`avatar-date` = '%s', 
 			`blocked` = 0, 
-			`pending` = 0,
+			`pending` = 0
 			WHERE `id` = %d LIMIT 1
 			",
 			dbesc($photos[0]),