diff --git a/pbx/ael/ael-test/ael-ntest12/extensions.ael b/pbx/ael/ael-test/ael-ntest12/extensions.ael
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..1e3183358637c3e0af2ce8345639a23cb4b4f536
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pbx/ael/ael-test/ael-ntest12/extensions.ael
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+context test1
+{
+        771 => {
+                for(	i=0; 
+			${i} <= 3; 
+			i = ${i} + 1 )
+                        NoOp(i is '${i}');
+        }
+        772 => {
+                for(i=0; ${i} <= 3;i= ${i} + 1 )
+                        NoOp(i is '${i}');
+        }
+}
diff --git a/pbx/ael/ael-test/ref.ael-ntest12 b/pbx/ael/ael-test/ref.ael-ntest12
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..8f797d096e822106a58c10fbb511c3aec87812b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pbx/ael/ael-test/ref.ael-ntest12
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+Executed ast_register_file_version();
+Executed ast_register_file_version();
+Executed ast_register_file_version();
+Executed ast_register_file_version();
+
+(You can use the -n option if you aren't interested in seeing all the instructions generated by the compiler)
+
+Executed ast_cli_register_multiple();
+LOG: lev:2 file:../pbx/pbx_ael.c  line:3480 func: pbx_load_module  Starting AEL load process.
+LOG: lev:2 file:../pbx/pbx_ael.c  line:3487 func: pbx_load_module  AEL load process: calculated config file name './extensions.ael'.
+LOG: lev:2 file:../pbx/pbx_ael.c  line:3490 func: pbx_load_module  AEL load process: parsed config file name './extensions.ael'.
+LOG: lev:2 file:../pbx/pbx_ael.c  line:3493 func: pbx_load_module  AEL load process: checked config file name './extensions.ael'.
+Executed ast_context_create(conts, name=test1, registrar=pbx_ael);
+Executed ast_add_extension2(con, rep=0, exten=771, priority=1, label=(null), callerid=(null), appl=Set, data=i=$[0], FREE, registrar=pbx_ael);
+Executed ast_add_extension2(con, rep=0, exten=771, priority=2, label=(null), callerid=(null), appl=GotoIf, data=$[ 
+			${i} <= 3]?3:6, FREE, registrar=pbx_ael);
+Executed ast_add_extension2(con, rep=0, exten=771, priority=3, label=(null), callerid=(null), appl=NoOp, data=i is '${i}', FREE, registrar=pbx_ael);
+Executed ast_add_extension2(con, rep=0, exten=771, priority=4, label=(null), callerid=(null), appl=Set, data=i=$[ ${i} + 1 ], FREE, registrar=pbx_ael);
+Executed ast_add_extension2(con, rep=0, exten=771, priority=5, label=(null), callerid=(null), appl=Goto, data=2, FREE, registrar=pbx_ael);
+Executed ast_add_extension2(con, rep=0, exten=771, priority=6, label=(null), callerid=(null), appl=NoOp, data=Finish for-test1-1, FREE, registrar=pbx_ael);
+Executed ast_add_extension2(con, rep=0, exten=772, priority=1, label=(null), callerid=(null), appl=Set, data=i=$[0], FREE, registrar=pbx_ael);
+Executed ast_add_extension2(con, rep=0, exten=772, priority=2, label=(null), callerid=(null), appl=GotoIf, data=$[ ${i} <= 3]?3:6, FREE, registrar=pbx_ael);
+Executed ast_add_extension2(con, rep=0, exten=772, priority=3, label=(null), callerid=(null), appl=NoOp, data=i is '${i}', FREE, registrar=pbx_ael);
+Executed ast_add_extension2(con, rep=0, exten=772, priority=4, label=(null), callerid=(null), appl=Set, data=i=$[ ${i} + 1 ], FREE, registrar=pbx_ael);
+Executed ast_add_extension2(con, rep=0, exten=772, priority=5, label=(null), callerid=(null), appl=Goto, data=2, FREE, registrar=pbx_ael);
+Executed ast_add_extension2(con, rep=0, exten=772, priority=6, label=(null), callerid=(null), appl=NoOp, data=Finish for-test1-2, FREE, registrar=pbx_ael);
+LOG: lev:2 file:../pbx/pbx_ael.c  line:3495 func: pbx_load_module  AEL load process: compiled config file name './extensions.ael'.
+Executed ast_merge_contexts_and_delete();
+LOG: lev:2 file:../pbx/pbx_ael.c  line:3498 func: pbx_load_module  AEL load process: merged config file name './extensions.ael'.
+Executed ast_walk_contexts();
+LOG: lev:2 file:../pbx/pbx_ael.c  line:3501 func: pbx_load_module  AEL load process: verified config file name './extensions.ael'.
+LOG: lev:4 file:ael2_parse  line:253 func: main  1 contexts, 2 extensions, 12 priorities
+Executed ast_unregister_file_version();
+Executed ast_unregister_file_version();
+Executed ast_unregister_file_version();
+Executed ast_unregister_file_version();
diff --git a/pbx/pbx_ael.c b/pbx/pbx_ael.c
index 2d40b7152223e6186d65814bf33ccbb37330c5c4..680d3d855df8ed344aefd2af1f691d29810247da 100644
--- a/pbx/pbx_ael.c
+++ b/pbx/pbx_ael.c
@@ -149,6 +149,8 @@ static void print_pval_list(FILE *fin, pval *item, int depth);
 
 static struct pval *find_label_in_current_extension(const char *label);
 static struct pval *find_label_in_current_db(const char *context, const char *exten, const char *label);
+static void remove_spaces_before_equals(char *str);
+
 
 /* PRETTY PRINTER FOR AEL:  ============================================================================= */
 
@@ -2526,6 +2528,25 @@ void linkexten(struct ael_extension *exten, struct ael_extension *add)
 	exten->next_exten = add;
 }
 
+static void remove_spaces_before_equals(char *str)
+{
+	char *p;
+	while( str && *str && *str != '=' )
+	{
+		if( *str == ' ' || *str == '\n' || *str == '\r' || *str == '\t' )
+		{
+			p = str;
+			while( *p )
+			{
+				*p = *(p+1);
+				p++;
+			}
+		}
+		else
+			str++;
+	}
+}
+
 void gen_prios(struct ael_extension *exten, char *label, pval *statement, struct ael_extension *mother_exten )
 {
 	pval *p,*p2,*p3;
@@ -2554,6 +2575,7 @@ void gen_prios(struct ael_extension *exten, char *label, pval *statement, struct
 			pr->type = AEL_APPCALL;
 			snprintf(buf1,sizeof(buf1),"%s=$[%s]", p->u1.str, p->u2.val);
 			pr->app = strdup("Set");
+			remove_spaces_before_equals(buf1);
 			pr->appargs = strdup(buf1);
 			pr->origin = p;
 			linkprio(exten, pr);
@@ -2612,6 +2634,7 @@ void gen_prios(struct ael_extension *exten, char *label, pval *statement, struct
 			for_init->app = strdup("Set");
 			
 			strcpy(buf2,p->u1.for_init);
+			remove_spaces_before_equals(buf2);
 			strp = strchr(buf2, '=');
 			strp2 = strchr(p->u1.for_init, '=');
 			if (strp) {
@@ -2626,6 +2649,7 @@ void gen_prios(struct ael_extension *exten, char *label, pval *statement, struct
 			for_inc->app = strdup("Set");
 
 			strcpy(buf2,p->u3.for_inc);
+			remove_spaces_before_equals(buf2);
 			strp = strchr(buf2, '=');
 			strp2 = strchr(p->u3.for_inc, '=');
 			if (strp) {
@@ -3308,6 +3332,7 @@ void ast_compile_ael2(struct ast_context **local_contexts, struct pval *root)
 				np2->type = AEL_APPCALL;
 				np2->app = strdup("Set");
 				snprintf(buf,sizeof(buf),"%s=${ARG%d}", lp->u1.str, argc++);
+				remove_spaces_before_equals(buf);
 				np2->appargs = strdup(buf);
 				linkprio(exten, np2);
 			}