diff --git a/src/mod/applications/mod_commands/mod_commands.c b/src/mod/applications/mod_commands/mod_commands.c
index 7c37b5a21d..a6ee4eeafe 100644
--- a/src/mod/applications/mod_commands/mod_commands.c
+++ b/src/mod/applications/mod_commands/mod_commands.c
@@ -5521,7 +5521,7 @@ SWITCH_STANDARD_API(escape_function)
 		return SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 	}
 
-	len = (int)strlen(cmd) * 2;
+	len = (int)strlen(cmd) * 2 + 1;
 	mycmd = malloc(len);
 
 	stream->write_function(stream, "%s", switch_escape_string(cmd, mycmd, len));
diff --git a/src/switch_utils.c b/src/switch_utils.c
index a9fe6d1e6a..68c6446317 100644
--- a/src/switch_utils.c
+++ b/src/switch_utils.c
@@ -2088,7 +2088,7 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(char *) switch_escape_string(const char *in, char *out, switch_si
 
 SWITCH_DECLARE(char *) switch_escape_string_pool(const char *in, switch_memory_pool_t *pool)
 {
-	int len = strlen(in) * 2;
+	int len = strlen(in) * 2 + 1;
 	char *buf = switch_core_alloc(pool, len);
 	return switch_escape_string(in, buf, len);
 }