diff --git a/src/switch_ivr.c b/src/switch_ivr.c
index 22731c1968..56397ede5c 100644
--- a/src/switch_ivr.c
+++ b/src/switch_ivr.c
@@ -639,7 +639,7 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_ivr_parse_event(switch_core_session_t *se
 			
 			if (!strcasecmp(hp->name, "application")) {
 				app = strdup(hp->value);
-				data = strchr(app, ':');
+				data = strchr(app, ' ');
 			
 				if (data) {
 					*data++ = '\0';