diff --git a/plugins/sys-opt/index.py b/plugins/sys-opt/index.py
index 9e77db40b..831b8898f 100755
--- a/plugins/sys-opt/index.py
+++ b/plugins/sys-opt/index.py
@@ -122,6 +122,8 @@ def msgRunLog():
 def cronRunLog():
     if os.path.exists('/var/log/syslog.log'):
         return '/var/log/syslog.log'
+    if os.path.exists('/var/log/syslog'):
+        return '/var/log/syslog'
     return '/var/log/cron'