diff --git a/src/include/switch_channel.h b/src/include/switch_channel.h
index 5529d9af66..f21d36d63a 100644
--- a/src/include/switch_channel.h
+++ b/src/include/switch_channel.h
@@ -246,9 +246,11 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(const char *) switch_channel_get_variable_partner(switch_channel_
 #define switch_channel_set_variable_partner(_channel, _var, _val) switch_channel_set_variable_partner_var_check(_channel, _var, _val, SWITCH_TRUE)
 
 
-SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_channel_export_variable_var_check(switch_channel_t *channel, const char *varname, const char *value, switch_bool_t var_check, switch_bool_t nolocal);
+SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_channel_export_variable_var_check(switch_channel_t *channel, const char *varname, const char *value, switch_bool_t var_check);
+
+#define switch_channel_export_variable(_channel, _varname, _value) switch_channel_export_variable_var_check(_channel, _varname, _value, SWITCH_TRUE)
+SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_channel_export_variable_printf(switch_channel_t *channel, const char *varname, const char *fmt, ...);
 
-#define switch_channel_export_variable(_channel, _varname, _value, _nolocal) switch_channel_export_variable_var_check(_channel, _varname, _value, SWITCH_TRUE, _nolocal)
 
 /*!
   \brief Retrieve a variable from a given channel
diff --git a/src/switch_channel.c b/src/switch_channel.c
index ba9429721a..345d4e791a 100644
--- a/src/switch_channel.c
+++ b/src/switch_channel.c
@@ -737,34 +737,49 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_channel_set_profile_var(switch_channel_t
 	return status;
 }
 
-SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_channel_export_variable_var_check(switch_channel_t *channel, const char *varname, const char *value, switch_bool_t var_check, switch_bool_t nolocal)
+SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_channel_export_variable_var_check(switch_channel_t *channel, const char *varname, const char *value, switch_bool_t var_check)
 {
-	const char *exports, *exports_varname = varname;
-	switch_status_t status;
+	const char *exports;
+	switch_status_t status = SWITCH_STATUS_FALSE;
 
 	exports = switch_channel_get_variable(channel, SWITCH_EXPORT_VARS_VARIABLE);
-
-	if (nolocal) {
-		exports_varname = switch_mprintf("nolocal:%s", varname);
-	}
-	
-	if ((status = switch_channel_set_variable_var_check(channel, exports_varname, value, var_check)) != SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
-		goto done;
+		
+	if ((status = switch_channel_set_variable_var_check(channel, varname, value, var_check)) != SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
+		return status;
 	}
 
 	if (varname && value) {
 		if (exports) {
-			switch_channel_set_variable_printf(channel, SWITCH_EXPORT_VARS_VARIABLE, "%s,%s", exports, exports_varname);
+			switch_channel_set_variable_printf(channel, SWITCH_EXPORT_VARS_VARIABLE, "%s,%s", exports, varname);
 		} else {
-			switch_channel_set_variable(channel, SWITCH_EXPORT_VARS_VARIABLE, exports_varname);
+			switch_channel_set_variable(channel, SWITCH_EXPORT_VARS_VARIABLE, varname);
 		}
 	}
 
-done:
-	if (exports_varname != varname) {
-		free((char*)exports_varname);	
+	return status;
+}
+
+SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_channel_export_variable_printf(switch_channel_t *channel, const char *varname, const char *fmt, ...)
+{
+	switch_status_t status = SWITCH_STATUS_FALSE;
+	char *data = NULL;
+	va_list ap;
+	int ret;
+	
+	switch_assert(channel != NULL);
+	
+	va_start(ap, fmt);
+	ret = switch_vasprintf(&data, fmt, ap);
+	va_end(ap);
+	
+	if (ret == -1) {
+		return SWITCH_STATUS_FALSE;
 	}
 	
+	status = switch_channel_export_variable(channel, varname, data);
+	
+	free(data);
+	
 	return status;
 }