diff --git a/src/mod/applications/mod_commands/mod_commands.c b/src/mod/applications/mod_commands/mod_commands.c
index 289f6d3b02..9baa7ce0f1 100644
--- a/src/mod/applications/mod_commands/mod_commands.c
+++ b/src/mod/applications/mod_commands/mod_commands.c
@@ -1559,27 +1559,22 @@ SWITCH_STANDARD_API(regex_function)
 		goto error;
 	}
 
-	if ((proceed = switch_regex_perform(argv[0], argv[1], &re, ovector, sizeof(ovector) / sizeof(ovector[0])))) {
-		if (argc > 2) {
-			len = (strlen(argv[0]) + strlen(argv[2]) + 10) * proceed;
-			substituted = malloc(len);
-			switch_assert(substituted);
-			memset(substituted, 0, len);
-			switch_replace_char(argv[2], '%', '$', SWITCH_FALSE);
-			switch_perform_substitution(re, proceed, argv[2], argv[0], substituted, len, ovector);
+	proceed = switch_regex_perform(argv[0], argv[1], &re, ovector, sizeof(ovector) / sizeof(ovector[0]));
 
-			stream->write_function(stream, "%s", substituted);
-			free(substituted);
-		} else {
-			stream->write_function(stream, "true");
-		}
+	if (argc > 2) {
+		len = (strlen(argv[0]) + strlen(argv[2]) + 10) * proceed;
+		substituted = malloc(len);
+		switch_assert(substituted);
+		memset(substituted, 0, len);
+		switch_replace_char(argv[2], '%', '$', SWITCH_FALSE);
+		switch_perform_substitution(re, proceed, argv[2], argv[0], substituted, len, ovector);
+
+		stream->write_function(stream, "%s", substituted);
+		free(substituted);
 	} else {
-		if (argc > 2) {
-			stream->write_function(stream, "%s", argv[0]);
-		} else {
-			stream->write_function(stream, "false");
-		}
+		stream->write_function(stream, proceed ? "true" : "false");
 	}
+
 	goto ok;
 
   error: