diff --git a/lib/news.php b/lib/news.php
index f2b158f..ee55520 100644
--- a/lib/news.php
+++ b/lib/news.php
@@ -166,13 +166,13 @@
 	function latestNews ($max)
 	{
 		if (sqlAvail) {
-			$conn = @mysql_pconnect (sqlHost, sqlUser, sqlPass);
+			$conn = mysql_pconnect (sqlHost, sqlUser, sqlPass);
 			if ($conn) {
 				$query = 'SELECT n_date, n_user, n_news FROM news_main' .
 						' ORDER BY n_date DESC';
 				$result = mysql_db_query (sqlDB, $query, $conn);
 				if ($result) {
-					$numRows = @mysql_num_rows ($result);
+					$numRows = mysql_num_rows ($result);
 					if ($numRows) {
 						for ($i = 0 ; $i < $numRows  && $i < $max; $i++) {
 							$news[$i] = mysql_fetch_array ($result);