diff --git a/pbx/ael/ael.flex b/pbx/ael/ael.flex
index 24a621acfed886c53a2ce101cbceefed6f5f0c5e..45cd1e0d4d76863d85af8704d607f596cb743c51 100644
--- a/pbx/ael/ael.flex
+++ b/pbx/ael/ael.flex
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ static void pbcpush(char x);
 static int pbcpop(char x);
 
 static int parencount = 0;
+static int commaout = 0;
 
 /*
  * current line, column and filename, updated as we read the input.
@@ -239,11 +240,10 @@ includes	{ STORE_POS; return KW_INCLUDES;}
 		} else {
 			STORE_LOC;
 			yylval->str = strdup(yytext);
-			yylval->str[yyleng - 1] = '\0'; /* trim trailing ')' */
+			yylval->str[strlen(yylval->str)-1] = '\0'; /* trim trailing ')' */
 			unput(')');
-			/* XXX should do my_col-- as we do in other cases ? */
 			BEGIN(0);
-			return word;	/* note it can be an empty string */
+			return word;
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -290,18 +290,19 @@ includes	{ STORE_POS; return KW_INCLUDES;}
 			yymore();
 		} else {
 			STORE_LOC;
-			/* we have at least 1 char.
-			 * If it is a single ')', just return it.
-			 * XXX this means we never return an empty 'word' in this context
-			 */
-			if ( !strcmp(yytext, ")") )
-				return RP;
 			yylval->str = strdup(yytext);
-			yylval->str[yyleng-1] = '\0'; /* trim trailing ')' */
+			if(yyleng > 1 )
+				yylval->str[yyleng-1] = '\0'; /* trim trailing ')' */
 			BEGIN(0);
-			unput(')');
-			my_col--;	/* XXX not entirely correct, should go 'back' by 1 char */
-			return word;
+			if ( !strcmp(yylval->str,")") ) {
+				free(yylval->str);
+				yylval->str = 0;
+				my_col++; /* XXX why ? */
+				return RP;
+			} else {
+				unput(')');
+				return word;
+			}
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -310,18 +311,24 @@ includes	{ STORE_POS; return KW_INCLUDES;}
 			yymore();
 		} else  {
 			STORE_LOC;
-			/* we have at least 1 char.
-			 * If it is a single ',', just return it.
-			 * XXX this means we never return an empty 'word' in this context
-			 */
-			if (!strcmp(yytext, "," ) )
+			if( !commaout ) {
+				if( !strcmp(yytext,"," ) ) {
+					commaout = 0;
+					my_col+=1;
+					return COMMA;
+				}
+				yylval->str = strdup(yytext);
+				/* printf("Got argg2 word %s\n", yylval->str); */
+				unput(',');
+				commaout = 1;
+				if (yyleng > 1 )
+					*(yylval->str+yyleng-1)=0;
+				return word;
+			} else {
+				commaout = 0;
+				my_col+=1;
 				return COMMA;
-			/* otherwise return the string first, then the comma. */
-			yylval->str = strdup(yytext);
-			yylval->str[yyleng-1] = '\0'; /* trim the comma off the string */
-			unput(',');
-			my_col--;	/* XXX not entirely correct, should go 'back' by 1 char */
-			return word;
+			}
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -360,7 +367,8 @@ includes	{ STORE_POS; return KW_INCLUDES;}
 <semic>{NOSEMIC};	{
 		STORE_LOC;
 		yylval->str = strdup(yytext);
-		yylval->str[yyleng-1] = '\0';
+		if(yyleng > 1)
+			*(yylval->str+yyleng-1)=0;
 		unput(';');
 		BEGIN(0);
 		return word;
@@ -522,6 +530,7 @@ void reset_argcount(yyscan_t yyscanner )
 	struct yyguts_t * yyg = (struct yyguts_t*)yyscanner;
 	parencount = 0;
 	pbcpos = 0;
+	commaout = 0;
 	pbcpush('(');
 	c_prevword();
 	BEGIN(argg);