diff --git a/core/js/js.js b/core/js/js.js
index 7d967321d9..610950995d 100644
--- a/core/js/js.js
+++ b/core/js/js.js
@@ -3,14 +3,15 @@
  * Add 
  *     define('DEBUG', true);
  * To the end of config/config.php to enable debug mode.
+ * The undefined checks fix the broken ie8 console
  */
-if (oc_debug !== true) {
+if (oc_debug !== true || typeof console === "undefined" || typeof console.log === "undefined") {
 	if (!window.console) {
 		window.console = {};
 	}
 	var methods = ['log', 'debug', 'warn', 'info', 'error', 'assert'];
 	for (var i = 0; i < methods.length; i++) {
-	console[methods[i]] = function () { };
+		console[methods[i]] = function () { };
 	}
 }
 
@@ -20,7 +21,6 @@ if (oc_debug !== true) {
  * @param text the string to translate
  * @return string
  */
-
 function t(app,text, vars){
 	if( !( t.cache[app] )){
 		$.ajax(OC.filePath('core','ajax','translations.php'),{
diff --git a/settings/templates/apps.php b/settings/templates/apps.php
index 38e2af8a51..179ce9c540 100644
--- a/settings/templates/apps.php
+++ b/settings/templates/apps.php
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 	<li <?php if($app['active']) echo 'class="active"'?> data-id="<?php echo $app['id'] ?>" <?php if ( isset( $app['ocs_id'] ) ) { echo "data-id-ocs=\"{$app['ocs_id']}\""; } ?>
 		data-type="<?php echo $app['internal'] ? 'internal' : 'external' ?>" data-installed="1">
 		<a class="app<?php if(!$app['internal']) echo ' externalapp' ?>" href="?appid=<?php echo $app['id'] ?>"><?php echo htmlentities($app['name']) ?></a>
-		<script type="application/javascript">
+		<script>
 			appData_<?php echo $app['id'] ?>=<?php OC_JSON::encodedPrint($app, false) ?>;
 		</script>
 		<?php  if(!$app['internal']) echo '<small class="externalapp list">3rd party</small>' ?>