diff --git a/pbx/pbx_loopback.c b/pbx/pbx_loopback.c
index e6f4ed904b6ef5447e7f50f2d2704e8c2e045385..e9001deef3f31cb2f3e16274d6209d7395336daf 100644
--- a/pbx/pbx_loopback.c
+++ b/pbx/pbx_loopback.c
@@ -45,17 +45,26 @@ ASTERISK_FILE_VERSION(__FILE__, "$Revision$")
 #include "asterisk/astdb.h"
 
 
-/* Loopback switch substitutes ${EXTEN}, ${CONTEXT}, and ${PRIORITY} into
-   the data passed to it to try to get a string of the form:
+/* Loopback switch creates a 'tunnel' to another context.  When extension
+   lookups pass through the 'tunnel', Asterisk expressions can be used
+   to modify the target extension, context, and priority in any way desired.
+   If there is a match at the far end, execution jumps through the 'tunnel'
+   to the matched context, extension, and priority.
+ 
+   Global variables as well as ${CONTEXT}, ${EXTEN}, and ${PRIORITY} are 
+   available for substitution.  After substitution Loopback expects to get
+   a string of the form:
 
 	[exten]@context[:priority][/extramatch]
    
    Where exten, context, and priority are another extension, context, and priority
-   to lookup and "extramatch" is an extra match restriction the *original* number 
-   must fit if  specified.  The "extramatch" begins with _ like an exten pattern
-   if it is specified.  Note that the search context MUST be a different context
-   from the current context or the search will not succeed in an effort to reduce
-   the likelihood of loops (they're still possible if you try hard, so be careful!)
+   to lookup and "extramatch" is a dialplan extension pattern which the *original*
+   number must match.  If exten or priority are empty, the original values are 
+   used.
+
+   Note that the search context MUST be a different context from the current
+   context or the search will not succeed.  This is intended to reduce the
+   likelihood of loops (they're still possible if you try hard, so be careful!)
 
 */
 
@@ -66,13 +75,12 @@ ASTERISK_FILE_VERSION(__FILE__, "$Revision$")
 	char *newexten=(char *)exten, *newcontext=(char *)context; \
 	int newpriority=priority; \
 	char *newpattern=NULL; \
-	loopback_helper(buf, sizeof(buf), exten, context, priority, data); \
-	loopback_subst(&newexten, &newcontext, &newpriority, &newpattern, buf); \
+	loopback_subst(buf, sizeof(buf), exten, context, priority, data); \
+	loopback_parse(&newexten, &newcontext, &newpriority, &newpattern, buf); \
 	ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "Parsed into %s @ %s priority %d\n", newexten, newcontext, newpriority); \
 	if (!strcasecmp(newcontext, context)) return -1
 
-
-static char *loopback_helper(char *buf, int buflen, const char *exten, const char *context, int priority, const char *data)
+static char *loopback_subst(char *buf, int buflen, const char *exten, const char *context, int priority, const char *data)
 {
 	struct ast_var_t *newvariable;
 	struct varshead headp;
@@ -80,9 +88,12 @@ static char *loopback_helper(char *buf, int buflen, const char *exten, const cha
 
 	snprintf(tmp, sizeof(tmp), "%d", priority);
 	AST_LIST_HEAD_INIT_NOLOCK(&headp);
-	AST_LIST_INSERT_HEAD(&headp, ast_var_assign("EXTEN", exten), entries);
-	AST_LIST_INSERT_HEAD(&headp, ast_var_assign("CONTEXT", context), entries);
-	AST_LIST_INSERT_HEAD(&headp, ast_var_assign("PRIORITY", tmp), entries);
+	newvariable = ast_var_assign("EXTEN", exten);
+	AST_LIST_INSERT_HEAD(&headp, newvariable, entries);
+	newvariable = ast_var_assign("CONTEXT", context);
+	AST_LIST_INSERT_HEAD(&headp, newvariable, entries);
+	newvariable = ast_var_assign("PRIORITY", tmp);
+	AST_LIST_INSERT_HEAD(&headp, newvariable, entries);
 	/* Substitute variables */
 	pbx_substitute_variables_varshead(&headp, data, buf, buflen);
 	/* free the list */
@@ -91,7 +102,7 @@ static char *loopback_helper(char *buf, int buflen, const char *exten, const cha
 	return buf;
 }
 
-static void loopback_subst(char **newexten, char **newcontext, int *priority, char **newpattern, char *buf)
+static void loopback_parse(char **newexten, char **newcontext, int *priority, char **newpattern, char *buf)
 {
 	char *con;
 	char *pri;
@@ -135,9 +146,6 @@ static int loopback_exec(struct ast_channel *chan, const char *context, const ch
 	int found;
 	LOOPBACK_COMMON;
 	res = ast_spawn_extension(chan, newcontext, newexten, newpriority, callerid, &found, 0);
-	/* XXX hmmm... res is overridden ? */
-	if (newpattern && !ast_extension_match(newpattern, exten))
-		res = -1;
 	return res;
 }