diff --git a/client/equoTools.py b/client/equoTools.py
index 0a0aa31b0..83c4e8224 100644
--- a/client/equoTools.py
+++ b/client/equoTools.py
@@ -1171,11 +1171,13 @@ def installPackage(infoDict):
 	        # request new tofile then
 	        if (protected):
                     if tofile not in etpConst['configprotectskip']:
-                        oldtofile = tofile
                         tofile, prot_status = allocateMaskedFile(tofile, fromfile)
                         if not prot_status:
                             protected = False
                         else:
+                            oldtofile = tofile
+                            if oldtofile.find("._cfg") != -1:
+                                oldtofile = os.path.dirname(oldtofile)+"/"+os.path.basename(oldtofile)[10:]
                             equoLog.log(ETP_LOGPRI_INFO,ETP_LOGLEVEL_NORMAL,"Protecting config file: "+oldtofile)
                             print_warning(darkred("   ## ")+red("Protecting config file: ")+oldtofile)
                     else:
diff --git a/libraries/databaseTools.py b/libraries/databaseTools.py
index 84820203c..7f8ab2198 100644
--- a/libraries/databaseTools.py
+++ b/libraries/databaseTools.py
@@ -3204,10 +3204,11 @@ class etpDatabase:
 		    idpackage = result[1]
 		    cat = self.retrieveCategory(idpackage)
 		    cats.add(cat)
-		    if (cat == mypkgcat) or ((not virtual) and (mypkgcat == "virtual")): # in case of virtual packages only (that they're not stored as provide)
+		    if (cat == mypkgcat) or ((not virtual) and (mypkgcat == "virtual") and (cat == mypkgcat)): # in case of virtual packages only (that they're not stored as provide)
 		        foundCat = cat
 		        break
-	        # if I found something at least...
+	        
+                # if I found something at least...
 	        if (not foundCat) and (len(cats) == 1):
 		    foundCat = list(cats)[0]
 	        if (not foundCat) and (mypkgcat == "null"):