diff --git a/src/yunohost/log.py b/src/yunohost/log.py
index 62775d619..c9314eca8 100644
--- a/src/yunohost/log.py
+++ b/src/yunohost/log.py
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ from logging import FileHandler, getLogger, Formatter
 from moulinette import m18n, msettings
 from yunohost.utils.error import YunohostError
 from moulinette.utils.log import getActionLogger
-from moulinette.utils.filesystem import read_file
+from moulinette.utils.filesystem import read_file, read_yaml
 
 CATEGORIES_PATH = '/var/log/yunohost/categories/'
 OPERATIONS_PATH = '/var/log/yunohost/categories/operation/'
@@ -102,13 +102,8 @@ def log_list(category=[], limit=None, with_details=False):
                 entry["started_at"] = log_datetime
 
             if with_details:
-                with open(md_path, "r") as md_file:
-                    try:
-                        metadata = yaml.safe_load(md_file)
-                    except yaml.YAMLError:
-                        logger.warning(m18n.n('log_corrupted_md_file', md_file=md_path))
-
-                    entry["success"] = metadata.get("success", "?") if metadata else "?"
+                metadata = read_yaml(md_path)
+                entry["success"] = metadata.get("success", "?") if metadata else "?"
 
             result[category].append(entry)