diff --git a/plugins/logs/logs.py b/plugins/logs/logs.py
index 5910e3c..88afc91 100644
--- a/plugins/logs/logs.py
+++ b/plugins/logs/logs.py
@@ -73,18 +73,19 @@ class logs(cryptobox.plugins.base.CryptoBoxPlugin):
 				self.cbox.prefs["Log"]["Destination"].lower()
 
 		## this generates more download buttons if the files are available
-		try:
-			syslogfile = self.defaults["syslogfile"].lower()
-			if os.access(syslogfile, os.R_OK):
+		if "syslogfile" in self.defaults:
+			try:
+				syslogfile = self.defaults["syslogfile"]
+			except KeyError:
+				self.cbox.log.error("could not evaluate the config setting: "
+					+ "[logs]->syslogfile")
+			if syslogfile and os.access(syslogfile, os.R_OK):
 				self.cbox.log.info("[logs]->syslogfile: '%s' will be exported" % syslogfile)
 				self.hdf[self.hdf_prefix + "syslogfile"] = "readable"
+				self.cbox.prefs["Log"]["syslogfile"] = syslogfile
 			else:
 				self.cbox.log.warn("[logs]->syslogfile: '%s' is not readable for cryptobox user" % syslogfile)
 				self.hdf[self.hdf_prefix + "syslogfile"] = "not readable"
-		except KeyError:
-			self.cbox.log.error(
-					"could not evaluate the config setting: "
-					+ "[logs]->syslogfile")
 		return "show_log"
 
 
@@ -94,12 +95,26 @@ class logs(cryptobox.plugins.base.CryptoBoxPlugin):
 
 		**kargs are necessary - we have to ignore 'weblang' and so on ...
 		"""
+		##TODO: check the download url to know which file is wanted
+		if self.cbox.prefs["Log"]["syslogfile"]:
+			try:
+				syslogfile = self.cbox.prefs["Log"]["syslogfile"]
+			except KeyError:
+				self.cbox.log.error("could not evaluate the config setting: "
+						+ "[logs]->syslogfile %s")
+			if syslogfile and os.access(syslogfile, os.R_OK):
+				return cherrypy.lib.cptools.serveFile(syslogfile, 
+					disposition="attachment", name="syslog.txt")
+			else:
+				self.cbox.log.error("'%s' could not be exposed" % syslogfile)
+
 		log_file = self.__get_log_destination_file()
 		if log_file is None:
 			return ""
 		else:
 			return cherrypy.lib.cptools.serveFile(log_file,
 					disposition="attachment", name="cryptobox_logfile.txt")
+		
 
 	def get_status(self):
 		"""The current status includes the log configuration details.
diff --git a/plugins/logs/show_log.cs b/plugins/logs/show_log.cs
index 314b3f2..c9e88c1 100644
--- a/plugins/logs/show_log.cs
+++ b/plugins/logs/show_log.cs
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
 		</p>
 	</form>
 		<?cs if:Data.Plugins.logs.syslogfile == "readable" ?>
-			<?cs call:print_form_header("download-syslog", "syslog") ?>
+			<?cs call:print_form_header("download-syslog", "downloads/logs/syslog") ?>
 				<p style="text-align:center">	
 					<button type="submit" value="refresh"><?cs
 						var:html_escape(Lang.Plugins.logs.Text.DownloadSysLogFile) ?></button>
diff --git a/src/cryptobox/web/sites.py b/src/cryptobox/web/sites.py
index 6eeca34..5b5ec60 100644
--- a/src/cryptobox/web/sites.py
+++ b/src/cryptobox/web/sites.py
@@ -434,21 +434,6 @@ class WebInterfaceSites:
 			time.sleep(1)
 		yield "</ul></p></html>"
 
-	@cherrypy.expose
-	def syslog(self, weblang="", help="0", device=None):
-		"""export syslog
-		"""
-		from cherrypy.lib.cptools import serveFile
-		try:
-			syslogfile = self.cbox.prefs["PluginSettings"]["logs"]["syslogfile"]
-			if os.access(syslogfile, os.R_OK):
-				return serveFile(syslogfile, disposition="attachment", name="syslog")
-			else:
-				self.cbox.log.error("'%s' could not be exposed" % syslogfile)
-		except KeyError:
-			self.cbox.log.error(
-					"could not evaluate the config setting: "
-					+ "[logs]->syslogfile %s")
 	
 
 	##################### input checker ##########################