diff --git a/src/elogd.c b/src/elogd.c
index e829c6f2..184b1fc9 100755
--- a/src/elogd.c
+++ b/src/elogd.c
@@ -2645,9 +2645,13 @@ int is_logbook(char *logbook)
 {
    char str[256];
 
+   if (strieq(logbook, "global"))
+      return 0;
+
+   /* check for 'global group' or 'global_xxx' */
    strlcpy(str, logbook, sizeof(str));
-   str[6] = 0;
-   return !strieq(str, "global");
+   str[7] = 0;
+   return !strieq(str, "global ");
 }
 
 /*-------------------------------------------------------------------*/