diff --git a/pbx/pbx_realtime.c b/pbx/pbx_realtime.c
index 39c2845d5a..52931eea7a 100755
--- a/pbx/pbx_realtime.c
+++ b/pbx/pbx_realtime.c
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ static struct ast_variable *realtime_switch_common(const char *table, const char
 	}
 	var = ast_load_realtime(table, ematch, rexten, "context", context, "priority", pri, NULL);
 	if (!var) {
-		cfg = ast_load_realtime_multientry(table, "exten RLIKE", "_.*", "context", context, "priority", pri, NULL);	
+		cfg = ast_load_realtime_multientry(table, "exten LIKE", "\\_%", "context", context, "priority", pri, NULL);	
 		if (cfg) {
 			cat = cfg->root;
 			while(cat) {