diff --git a/ecrire/inc_version.php3 b/ecrire/inc_version.php3
index e57e8b92d874175e6225b03b2026b44a80a33c30..421f7d86e7375646abf95095d9925b2ca6d40c69 100644
--- a/ecrire/inc_version.php3
+++ b/ecrire/inc_version.php3
@@ -34,9 +34,7 @@ $table_prefix = "spip";
 
 function spip_query($query) {
 	include_ecrire("inc_mysql.php3");
-	if (!defined("_ECRIRE_INC_CONNECT")) { // eviter de boucler
-		include_ecrire("inc_connect.php3");
-	}
+	include_ecrire("inc_connect.php3");
 	if (!$GLOBALS['db_ok'])
 		return;
 	return query($query);
diff --git a/ecrire/install.php3 b/ecrire/install.php3
index 838ae99bc25c2ef6a10eeb7289fdd987a5a28e55..29fa57c462de32bb6806fb9cbb86a302fedaf44a 100644
--- a/ecrire/install.php3
+++ b/ecrire/install.php3
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ else if ($etape == 4) {
 		$conn .= "\$GLOBALS['db_ok'] = true;\n";
 		$conn .= "@mysql_connect('$adresse_db','$login_db','$pass_db');\n";
 		$conn .= "@mysql_select_db('$sel_db');\n";
-		$conn .= "\$GLOBALS['db_ok'] &= !!@spip_num_rows(@spip_query('SELECT COUNT(*) FROM spip_meta'));\n";
+		$conn .= "\$GLOBALS['db_ok'] &= !!@spip_num_rows(@query('SELECT COUNT(*) FROM spip_meta'));\n";
 		$conn .= "?".">";
 		$myFile = fopen("inc_connect_install.php3", "wb");
 		fputs($myFile, $conn);