diff --git a/boot.php b/boot.php
index 7a26dd9a24..7a43549bd7 100755
--- a/boot.php
+++ b/boot.php
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ require_once('include/nav.php');
 require_once('include/cache.php');
 
 define ( 'FRIENDICA_PLATFORM',     'Friendica');
-define ( 'FRIENDICA_VERSION',      '2.3.1249' );
+define ( 'FRIENDICA_VERSION',      '2.3.1250' );
 define ( 'DFRN_PROTOCOL_VERSION',  '2.22'    );
 define ( 'DB_UPDATE_VERSION',      1121      );
 
diff --git a/include/network.php b/include/network.php
index 551d5e1d0f..25db62d161 100755
--- a/include/network.php
+++ b/include/network.php
@@ -579,6 +579,9 @@ function fetch_xrd_links($url) {
 
 if(! function_exists('validate_url')) {
 function validate_url(&$url) {
+	// no naked subdomains
+	if(strpos($url,'.') === false)
+		return false;
 	if(substr($url,0,4) != 'http')
 		$url = 'http://' . $url;
 	$h = @parse_url($url);
diff --git a/include/text.php b/include/text.php
index 46027a8973..798e809d10 100755
--- a/include/text.php
+++ b/include/text.php
@@ -428,8 +428,10 @@ if(! function_exists('logger')) {
 function logger($msg,$level = 0) {
 	// turn off logger in install mode
 	global $a;
-	if ($a->module == 'install') return;
-	
+	global $db;
+
+	if(($a->module == 'install') || (! ($db && $db->connected))) return;
+
 	$debugging = get_config('system','debugging');
 	$loglevel  = intval(get_config('system','loglevel'));
 	$logfile   = get_config('system','logfile');