diff --git a/src/config.cpp b/src/config.cpp
index a356bcd80..348bd9dd8 100644
--- a/src/config.cpp
+++ b/src/config.cpp
@@ -994,7 +994,10 @@ Anope::string Conf::ReplaceVars(const Anope::string &str, const File &file, int
 		}
 
 		if (++it == str.end() || *it != '{')
+		{
+			ret.push_back('$');
 			continue;
+		}
 
 		it++;
 		Anope::string var;