diff --git a/controllers/admin/AdminHomeController.php b/controllers/admin/AdminHomeController.php
index c8acf893b..84ec1cde1 100644
--- a/controllers/admin/AdminHomeController.php
+++ b/controllers/admin/AdminHomeController.php
@@ -480,10 +480,8 @@ class AdminHomeControllerCore extends AdminController
 		$stream_context = @stream_context_create(array('http' => array('method'=> 'GET', 'timeout' => 2)));
 
 		// SCREENCAST
-		if (@fsockopen('screencasts.prestashop.com', 80, $errno, $errst, AdminHomeController::TIPS_TIMEOUT))
-			$result['screencast'] = 'OK';
-		else
-			$result['screencast'] = 'NOK';
+		$result['screencast'] = 'OK';
+
 
 		// PREACTIVATION
 		$result['partner_preactivation'] = $this->getBlockPartners();
@@ -491,8 +489,7 @@ class AdminHomeControllerCore extends AdminController
 		// DISCOVER PRESTASHOP
 		$result['discover_prestashop'] = '<div id="block_tips">'.$this->getBlockDiscover().'</div>';
 
-		if (@fsockopen('api.prestashop.com', 80, $errno, $errst, AdminHomeController::TIPS_TIMEOUT))
-			$result['discover_prestashop'] .= '<div class="row-news"><div id="block_discover"><iframe frameborder="no" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 100%; height:300px; overflow:hidden;" src="'.$protocol.'://api.prestashop.com/rss2/news2.php?v='._PS_VERSION_.'&lang='.$isoUser.'"></iframe></div>';
+		$result['discover_prestashop'] .= '<div class="row-news"><div id="block_discover"><iframe frameborder="no" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 100%; height:300px; overflow:hidden;" src="'.$protocol.'://api.prestashop.com/rss2/news2.php?v='._PS_VERSION_.'&lang='.$isoUser.'"></iframe></div>';
 
 		// SHOW TIPS OF THE DAY
 		$content = @file_get_contents($protocol.'://api.prestashop.com/partner/tipsoftheday/?protocol='.$protocol.'&iso_country='.$isoCountry.'&iso_lang='.Tools::strtolower($isoUser), false, $stream_context);
diff --git a/controllers/admin/AdminLanguagesController.php b/controllers/admin/AdminLanguagesController.php
index 4193d9f34..9a00c8ca0 100644
--- a/controllers/admin/AdminLanguagesController.php
+++ b/controllers/admin/AdminLanguagesController.php
@@ -485,10 +485,10 @@ class AdminLanguagesControllerCore extends AdminController
 			$this->status = 'error';
 			$this->errors[] = '[TECHNICAL ERROR] ps_version not set or empty';
 		}
-		if (@fsockopen('www.prestashop.com', 80))
+
+		// Get all iso code available
+		if($lang_packs = Tools::file_get_contents('http://www.prestashop.com/download/lang_packs/get_language_pack.php?version='.(string)$_GET['ps_version'].'&iso_lang='.(string)$_GET['iso_lang']))
 		{
-			// Get all iso code available
-			$lang_packs = Tools::file_get_contents('http://www.prestashop.com/download/lang_packs/get_language_pack.php?version='.(string)$_GET['ps_version'].'&iso_lang='.(string)$_GET['iso_lang']);
 			$result = Tools::jsonDecode($lang_packs);
 			if ($lang_packs !== '' && $result && !isset($result->error))
 			{
@@ -510,7 +510,7 @@ class AdminLanguagesControllerCore extends AdminController
 			$this->errors[] = '[TECHNICAL ERROR] Server unreachable';
 		}
 	}
-	
+
 	protected function checkEmployeeIdLang($current_id_lang)
 	{
 		//update employee lang if current id lang is disabled