diff --git a/modules/exec/exec_hf.c b/modules/exec/exec_hf.c
index c83550f..96b990e 100644
--- a/modules/exec/exec_hf.c
+++ b/modules/exec/exec_hf.c
@@ -256,12 +256,22 @@ static int print_hf_var(struct hf_wrapper *w, int offset)
 	memcpy(envvar, w->prefix, w->prefix_len); c=envvar+w->prefix_len;
 	memcpy(c, hname, hlen ); c+=hlen;
 	*c=EV_ASSIGN;c++;
-	memcpy(c, w->u.hf->body.s+offset, w->u.hf->body.len );
-	c+=w->u.hf->body.len;
+	if (!strncmp(w->u.hf->body.s,"() {",MIN(w->u.hf->body.len,2))) {
+		memcpy(c, w->u.hf->body.s+offset+2, w->u.hf->body.len-2 );
+		c+=(w->u.hf->body.len-2);
+	} else {
+		memcpy(c, w->u.hf->body.s+offset, w->u.hf->body.len );
+		c+=w->u.hf->body.len;
+	}
 	for (wi=w->next_same; wi; wi=wi->next_same) {
 		*c=HF_SEPARATOR;c++;
-		memcpy(c, wi->u.hf->body.s+offset, wi->u.hf->body.len );
-		c+=wi->u.hf->body.len;
+		if (!strncmp(w->u.hf->body.s,"() {",MIN(w->u.hf->body.len,2))) {
+			memcpy(c, w->u.hf->body.s+offset+2, w->u.hf->body.len-2 );
+			c+=(w->u.hf->body.len-2);
+		} else {
+			memcpy(c, w->u.hf->body.s+offset, w->u.hf->body.len );
+			c+=w->u.hf->body.len;
+		}
 	}
 	*c=0; /* zero termination */
 	LM_DBG("%s\n", envvar );