diff --git a/src/+gui_tools/project_log_entry.m b/src/+gui_tools/project_log_entry.m
index 01335cef03e61e8edc9555b0cf51d31889add228..6c96ace6e9065923b0089536f675b0b05e5a7c4b 100644
--- a/src/+gui_tools/project_log_entry.m
+++ b/src/+gui_tools/project_log_entry.m
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ function project_log_entry(oid, data)
 % SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
 %   none
 
-% Copyright (C) 2003-2018 Dynare Team
+% Copyright (C) 2003-2019 Dynare Team
 %
 % This file is part of Dynare.
 %
@@ -29,13 +29,9 @@ function project_log_entry(oid, data)
 % You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 % along with Dynare.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
-global project_info;
+global project_info
 
-project_name = project_info.project_name;
-fileName = [project_name, '.log'];
-
-logFile = fopen(fileName, 'at');
-fprintf(logFile,'%s %s: %s\n',datestr(now), oid, strtrim(data));
+logFile = fopen([project_info.project_name '.log'], 'at');
+fprintf(logFile, '%s %s: %s\n', datestr(now), oid, strtrim(data));
 fclose(logFile);
-
 end