diff --git a/phpBB/common.php b/phpBB/common.php
index 151645e5da..1be8eeec9b 100644
--- a/phpBB/common.php
+++ b/phpBB/common.php
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ require($phpbb_root_path . 'includes/db/' . $dbms . '.' . $phpEx);
 require($phpbb_root_path . 'includes/utf/utf_tools.' . $phpEx);
 
 // Set PHP error handler to ours
-+set_error_handler(defined('PHPBB_MSG_HANDLER') ? PHPBB_MSG_HANDLER : 'msg_handler');
+set_error_handler(defined('PHPBB_MSG_HANDLER') ? PHPBB_MSG_HANDLER : 'msg_handler');
 
 // Instantiate some basic classes
 $user		= new user();