diff --git a/IkiWiki/Plugin/websetup.pm b/IkiWiki/Plugin/websetup.pm
index 94c1b4214..6aab04e32 100644
--- a/IkiWiki/Plugin/websetup.pm
+++ b/IkiWiki/Plugin/websetup.pm
@@ -143,8 +143,6 @@ sub showplugintoggle ($$$$) { #{{{
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	print STDERR ">>$plugin (@{$config{websetup_force_plugins}})\n";
-
 	$form->field(
 		name => "enable.$plugin",
 		label => "",
diff --git a/IkiWiki/Setup.pm b/IkiWiki/Setup.pm
index d14be879d..02a462082 100644
--- a/IkiWiki/Setup.pm
+++ b/IkiWiki/Setup.pm
@@ -76,6 +76,10 @@ sub getsetup () { #{{{
 	# [plugin, setup] pairs.
 	my @ret;
 
+        # disable logging to syslog while dumping, broken plugins may whine when loaded
+	my $syslog=$config{syslog};
+        $config{syslog}=0;
+
 	# Load all plugins, so that all setup options are available.
 	my @plugins=grep { $_ ne $config{rcs} } sort(IkiWiki::listplugins());
 	unshift @plugins, $config{rcs} if $config{rcs}; # rcs plugin 1st
@@ -94,6 +98,8 @@ sub getsetup () { #{{{
 			push @ret, [ $plugin, \@s ],
 		}
 	}
+	
+        $config{syslog}=$syslog;
 
 	return @ret;
 } #}}}