diff --git a/development/Win32/packaging/AltInstaller/ChangeLog.txt b/development/Win32/packaging/AltInstaller/ChangeLog.txt
index 8e9503164e..564daff2ff 100644
--- a/development/Win32/packaging/AltInstaller/ChangeLog.txt
+++ b/development/Win32/packaging/AltInstaller/ChangeLog.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 Version 3.19
 - LyX 1.5.2
+- fix that installer told JabRef was not correctly installed
 
 - support to set Portuguese as LyX's menu language
 - support to set Catalan as LyX's menu language
diff --git a/development/Win32/packaging/AltInstaller/InstallThirdPartyProgs.nsh b/development/Win32/packaging/AltInstaller/InstallThirdPartyProgs.nsh
index d18a717f96..f36766054c 100644
--- a/development/Win32/packaging/AltInstaller/InstallThirdPartyProgs.nsh
+++ b/development/Win32/packaging/AltInstaller/InstallThirdPartyProgs.nsh
@@ -109,11 +109,11 @@ FunctionEnd
     ExecWait "$INSTDIR\${JabRefInstall}"
     # test if JabRef is installed
     StrCpy $BibTeXEditorPath ""
-    ReadRegStr $BibTeXEditorPath HKLM "Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\${JabRefVersion}" "UninstallString"    
+    ReadRegStr $BibTeXEditorPath HKLM "Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\JabRef ${JabRefVersion}" "UninstallString"    
     ${if} $BibTeXEditorPath == ""
      MessageBox MB_OK|MB_ICONEXCLAMATION "$(JabRefError)"
     ${else}
-     WriteRegStr HKLM "Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\${JabRefVersion}" "OnlyWithLyX" "Yes${PRODUCT_VERSION_SHORT}" # special entry to tell the uninstaller that it was installed with LyX
+     WriteRegStr HKLM "Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\JabRef ${JabRefVersion}" "OnlyWithLyX" "Yes${PRODUCT_VERSION_SHORT}" # special entry to tell the uninstaller that it was installed with LyX
     ${endif}
    ${endif}
   ${endif}