diff --git a/src/Model/GServer.php b/src/Model/GServer.php
index 0f5f55ab67..bc189af9d6 100644
--- a/src/Model/GServer.php
+++ b/src/Model/GServer.php
@@ -747,7 +747,7 @@ class GServer
 			return false;
 		}
 
-		$xrd = XML::parseString($curlResult->getBody(), false);
+		$xrd = XML::parseString($curlResult->getBody());
 		if (!is_object($xrd)) {
 			return false;
 		}
@@ -796,13 +796,13 @@ class GServer
 		DBA::close($gcontacts);
 
 		$apcontacts = DBA::select('apcontact', ['url'], ['baseurl' => [$url, $serverdata['nurl']]]);
-		while ($gcontact = DBA::fetch($gcontacts)) {
+		while ($apcontact = DBA::fetch($apcontacts)) {
 			$contacts[Strings::normaliseLink($apcontact['url'])] = $apcontact['url'];
 		}
 		DBA::close($apcontacts);
 
 		$pcontacts = DBA::select('contact', ['url', 'nurl'], ['uid' => 0, 'baseurl' => [$url, $serverdata['nurl']]]);
-		while ($gcontact = DBA::fetch($gcontacts)) {
+		while ($pcontact = DBA::fetch($pcontacts)) {
 			$contacts[$pcontact['nurl']] = $pcontact['url'];
 		}
 		DBA::close($pcontacts);
diff --git a/src/Model/Item.php b/src/Model/Item.php
index bd8d03359e..97c96f6748 100644
--- a/src/Model/Item.php
+++ b/src/Model/Item.php
@@ -1249,8 +1249,8 @@ class Item
 			return;
 		}
 
-		$xo = XML::parseString($item["object"], false);
-		$xt = XML::parseString($item["target"], false);
+		$xo = XML::parseString($item["object"]);
+		$xt = XML::parseString($item["target"]);
 
 		if ($xt->type != Activity\ObjectType::NOTE) {
 			return;
diff --git a/src/Network/Probe.php b/src/Network/Probe.php
index b5991934b4..1e6d8406a1 100644
--- a/src/Network/Probe.php
+++ b/src/Network/Probe.php
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ class Probe
 		$ssl_connection_error = ($curlResult->getErrorNumber() == CURLE_COULDNT_CONNECT) || ($curlResult->getReturnCode() == 0);
 		if ($curlResult->isSuccess()) {
 			$xml = $curlResult->getBody();
-			$xrd = XML::parseString($xml, false);
+			$xrd = XML::parseString($xml, true);
 			if (!empty($url)) {
 				$host_url = 'https://' . $host;
 			} else {
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ class Probe
 			}
 
 			$xml = $curlResult->getBody();
-			$xrd = XML::parseString($xml, false);
+			$xrd = XML::parseString($xml, true);
 			$host_url = 'http://'.$host;
 		}
 		if (!is_object($xrd)) {
@@ -936,7 +936,7 @@ class Probe
 		}
 
 		// If it is not JSON, maybe it is XML
-		$xrd = XML::parseString($data, false);
+		$xrd = XML::parseString($data, true);
 		if (!is_object($xrd)) {
 			Logger::log("No webfinger data retrievable for ".$url, Logger::DEBUG);
 			return false;
diff --git a/src/Protocol/ActivityPub/Transmitter.php b/src/Protocol/ActivityPub/Transmitter.php
index e35d833615..0e5056dbe5 100644
--- a/src/Protocol/ActivityPub/Transmitter.php
+++ b/src/Protocol/ActivityPub/Transmitter.php
@@ -1406,8 +1406,8 @@ class Transmitter
 	 */
 	private static function createAddTag($item, $data)
 	{
-		$object = XML::parseString($item['object'], false);
-		$target = XML::parseString($item["target"], false);
+		$object = XML::parseString($item['object']);
+		$target = XML::parseString($item["target"]);
 
 		$data['diaspora:guid'] = $item['guid'];
 		$data['actor'] = $item['author-link'];
diff --git a/src/Protocol/DFRN.php b/src/Protocol/DFRN.php
index f65a202f48..4e5aac37d9 100644
--- a/src/Protocol/DFRN.php
+++ b/src/Protocol/DFRN.php
@@ -805,7 +805,7 @@ class DFRN
 		if ($activity) {
 			$entry = $doc->createElement($element);
 
-			$r = XML::parseString($activity, false);
+			$r = XML::parseString($activity);
 			if (!$r) {
 				return false;
 			}
@@ -831,7 +831,7 @@ class DFRN
 					$r->link = preg_replace('/\<link(.*?)\"\>/', '<link$1"/>', $r->link);
 
 					// XML does need a single element as root element so we add a dummy element here
-					$data = XML::parseString("<dummy>" . $r->link . "</dummy>", false);
+					$data = XML::parseString("<dummy>" . $r->link . "</dummy>");
 					if (is_object($data)) {
 						foreach ($data->link as $link) {
 							$attributes = [];
@@ -2101,7 +2101,7 @@ class DFRN
 		if (!$verb) {
 			return;
 		}
-		$xo = XML::parseString($item["object"], false);
+		$xo = XML::parseString($item["object"]);
 
 		if (($xo->type == Activity\ObjectType::PERSON) && ($xo->id)) {
 			// somebody was poked/prodded. Was it me?
@@ -2224,8 +2224,8 @@ class DFRN
 			}
 
 			if (($item["verb"] == Activity::TAG) && ($item["object-type"] == Activity\ObjectType::TAGTERM)) {
-				$xo = XML::parseString($item["object"], false);
-				$xt = XML::parseString($item["target"], false);
+				$xo = XML::parseString($item["object"]);
+				$xt = XML::parseString($item["target"]);
 
 				if ($xt->type == Activity\ObjectType::NOTE) {
 					$item_tag = Item::selectFirst(['id', 'uri-id', 'tag'], ['uri' => $xt->id, 'uid' => $importer["importer_uid"]]);
@@ -2413,7 +2413,7 @@ class DFRN
 		$item["object"] = self::transformActivity($xpath, $object, "object");
 
 		if (trim($item["object"]) != "") {
-			$r = XML::parseString($item["object"], false);
+			$r = XML::parseString($item["object"]);
 			if (isset($r->type)) {
 				$item["object-type"] = $r->type;
 			}
diff --git a/src/Protocol/Diaspora.php b/src/Protocol/Diaspora.php
index fe6c328d9f..7c4e19d923 100644
--- a/src/Protocol/Diaspora.php
+++ b/src/Protocol/Diaspora.php
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ class Diaspora
 	 */
 	private static function verifyMagicEnvelope($envelope)
 	{
-		$basedom = XML::parseString($envelope);
+		$basedom = XML::parseString($envelope, true);
 
 		if (!is_object($basedom)) {
 			Logger::log("Envelope is no XML file");
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ class Diaspora
 			$xml = $raw;
 		}
 
-		$basedom = XML::parseString($xml);
+		$basedom = XML::parseString($xml, true);
 
 		if (!is_object($basedom)) {
 			Logger::log('Received data does not seem to be an XML. Discarding. '.$xml);
diff --git a/src/Util/XML.php b/src/Util/XML.php
index 9aba38910d..4eed3a85f8 100644
--- a/src/Util/XML.php
+++ b/src/Util/XML.php
@@ -433,18 +433,26 @@ class XML
 		}
 	}
 
-	public static function parseString($s, $strict = true)
+	/**
+	 * Parse XML string
+	 *
+	 * @param string  $s
+	 * @param boolean $suppress_log
+	 * @return Object
+	 */
+	public static function parseString(string $s, bool $suppress_log = false)
 	{
-		// the "strict" parameter is deactivated
 		libxml_use_internal_errors(true);
 
 		$x = @simplexml_load_string($s);
 		if (!$x) {
-			Logger::error('Error(s) while parsing XML string.', ['callstack' => System::callstack()]);
-			foreach (libxml_get_errors() as $err) {
-				Logger::info('libxml error', ['code' => $err->code, 'position' => $err->line . ":" . $err->column, 'message' => $err->message]);
+			if (!$suppress_log) {
+				Logger::error('Error(s) while parsing XML string.', ['callstack' => System::callstack()]);
+				foreach (libxml_get_errors() as $err) {
+					Logger::info('libxml error', ['code' => $err->code, 'position' => $err->line . ":" . $err->column, 'message' => $err->message]);
+				}
+				Logger::debug('Erroring XML string', ['xml' => $s]);
 			}
-			Logger::debug('Erroring XML string', ['xml' => $s]);
 			libxml_clear_errors();
 		}
 		return $x;