diff --git a/pandora_agents/unix/pandora_agent b/pandora_agents/unix/pandora_agent
index 1c7fbfc912..f4f88e46a8 100755
--- a/pandora_agents/unix/pandora_agent
+++ b/pandora_agents/unix/pandora_agent
@@ -1423,9 +1423,6 @@ sub start_log (;$) {
 	# Open it
 	if ($Conf{'logfile'} eq 'syslog' && eval { Sys::Syslog->can('openlog') }) {
 		openlog('pandora_agent', 'nowait', 'daemon');
-	} elsif($Conf{'logfile'} eq 'syslog') {
-		# Fallback if syslog is not available
-
 	} else {
 		open ($LogFileFH, "> $Conf{'logfile'}") or error ("Could not open log file $Conf{'logfile'} for writing: $!.");
 		print "Logging to $Conf{'logfile'}\n" if (!defined ($quiet));
@@ -1436,8 +1433,8 @@ sub start_log (;$) {
 # Rotates the agent logfile.
 ################################################################################
 sub rotate_log () {
-	if ($Conf{'logfile'} eq 'syslog') {
-		# No action needed && no needed syslog fallback.
+	if ($Conf{'logfile'} eq 'syslog' && eval { Sys::Syslog->can('syslog') }) {
+		# No action needed.
 		return;
 	}else {
 		if ($Conf{'logrotate'} < 0){
@@ -1461,9 +1458,6 @@ sub rotate_log () {
 sub stop_log () {
 	if ($Conf{'logfile'} eq 'syslog' && eval { Sys::Syslog->can('closelog') }) {
 		closelog();
-	} elsif($Conf{'logfile'} eq 'syslog') {
-		# Fallback if syslog is not available
-		
 	} else {
 		close ($LogFileFH);
 	}
@@ -1479,9 +1473,6 @@ sub log_message ($$;$) {
 		print $dest strftime ('%Y/%m/%d %H:%M:%S', localtime ()) . " - [$source] - $msg\n";
 	} elsif ($Conf{'logfile'} eq 'syslog' && eval { Sys::Syslog->can('syslog') }) {
 		syslog('info', $msg);
-	} elsif($Conf{'logfile'} eq 'syslog') {
-		# Fallback if syslog is not available
-		
 	} else {
 		#Trying to write into log file to test its writable
 		syswrite ($LogFileFH, "");