diff --git a/src/include/switch_utils.h b/src/include/switch_utils.h
index 8c1654ee2c..1b965b4a76 100644
--- a/src/include/switch_utils.h
+++ b/src/include/switch_utils.h
@@ -87,7 +87,20 @@ static inline switch_bool_t switch_is_moh(const char *s)
 }
 
 
+static inline int switch_string_has_escaped_data(const char *in)
+{
+	const char *i = strchr(in, '\\');
 
+	while (i && *i == '\\') {
+		i++;
+		if (*i == '\\' || *i == 'n' || *i == 's' || *i == 't') {
+			return 1;
+		}
+		i = strchr(i, '\\');
+	}
+	
+	return 0;
+}
 
 SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_b64_encode(unsigned char *in, switch_size_t ilen, unsigned char *out, switch_size_t olen);
 SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_size_t) switch_b64_decode(char *in, char *out, switch_size_t olen);
diff --git a/src/switch_channel.c b/src/switch_channel.c
index 67fe38f682..aa0f03f74b 100644
--- a/src/switch_channel.c
+++ b/src/switch_channel.c
@@ -1916,7 +1916,7 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(char *) switch_channel_expand_variables(switch_channel_t *channel
 		return (char *) in;
 	}
 
-	nv = switch_string_var_check_const(in);
+	nv = switch_string_var_check_const(in) || switch_string_has_escaped_data(in);
 
 	if (!nv) {
 		return (char *) in;
diff --git a/src/switch_event.c b/src/switch_event.c
index 40e0f5c98a..924c95b6c8 100644
--- a/src/switch_event.c
+++ b/src/switch_event.c
@@ -1331,7 +1331,7 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(char *) switch_event_expand_headers(switch_event_t *event, const
 	char *func_val = NULL;
 	int nv = 0;
 
-	nv = switch_string_var_check_const(in);
+	nv = switch_string_var_check_const(in) || switch_string_has_escaped_data(in);
 
 	if (!nv) {
 		return (char *) in;
diff --git a/src/switch_ivr_play_say.c b/src/switch_ivr_play_say.c
index 3f9badd590..1935ea5f40 100644
--- a/src/switch_ivr_play_say.c
+++ b/src/switch_ivr_play_say.c
@@ -1559,6 +1559,7 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_play_and_get_digits(switch_core_session_t
 				if (switch_strlen_zero(digits_regex)) {
 					return SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 				}
+				switch_log_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_LOG, SWITCH_LOG_DEBUG, "Test Regex [%s][%s]\n", digit_buffer, digits_regex);
 				if (switch_regex_match(digit_buffer, digits_regex) == SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
 					return SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 				} else {
diff --git a/src/switch_utils.c b/src/switch_utils.c
index 42f2e6e3c3..8ebf16e41c 100644
--- a/src/switch_utils.c
+++ b/src/switch_utils.c
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ int switch_inet_pton(int af, const char *src, void *dst)
 }
 #endif
 
-
 SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_frame_alloc(switch_frame_t **frame, switch_size_t size)
 {
 	switch_frame_t *new_frame;