diff --git a/config/rjreader.go b/config/rjreader.go
index cdf07e9f1..28bc36574 100644
--- a/config/rjreader.go
+++ b/config/rjreader.go
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ func (b *EnvReader) replaceEnv(buf []byte, startEnv, midEnv int) (n int, err err
 		for j := startEnv + i + 1; j <= midEnv && j < len(buf); j++ { //replace *env: if value < len("*env:")
 			buf[j] = ' '
 		}
-		return startEnv + i + 1, nil
+		return startEnv + i, nil //return position of \"
 	}
 
 	if i <= len(value) { // add the remaining in the extra buffer
diff --git a/config/rjreader_test.go b/config/rjreader_test.go
index 6befe4360..510c59076 100644
--- a/config/rjreader_test.go
+++ b/config/rjreader_test.go
@@ -166,12 +166,41 @@ func TestEnvReaderRead(t *testing.T) {
 		buf = make([]byte, 20)
 	}
 	rply = append(rply, buf[:n]...)
+	for i, bit := range rply {
+		if bit == 0 {
+			t.Errorf("Recivied a zero bit on position %+v\n", i)
+		}
+	}
 
 	if !reflect.DeepEqual(expected, rply) {
 		t.Errorf("Expected: %+v\n, recived: %+v", (string(expected)), (string(rply)))
 	}
 }
 
+func TestEnvReaderRead2(t *testing.T) {
+	os.Setenv("TESTVARNoZero", "cgr1")
+	envR := NewRawJSONReader(strings.NewReader(`{"origin_host": "*env:TESTVARNoZero",
+        "origin_realm": "*env:TESTVARNoZero",}`))
+	expected := []byte(`{"origin_host":"cgr1","origin_realm":"cgr1"}`)
+	rply := []byte{}
+	buf := make([]byte, 20)
+	n, err := envR.Read(buf)
+	for ; err == nil && n > 0; n, err = envR.Read(buf) {
+		rply = append(rply, buf[:n]...)
+		buf = make([]byte, 20)
+	}
+	rply = append(rply, buf[:n]...)
+	for i, bit := range rply {
+		if bit == 0 {
+			t.Errorf("Recivied a zero bit on position %+v\n", i)
+		}
+	}
+
+	if !reflect.DeepEqual(expected, rply) {
+		t.Errorf("Expected: %+q\n, recived: %+q", (string(expected)), (string(rply)))
+	}
+}
+
 func TestEnvReaderreadEnvName(t *testing.T) {
 	envR := EnvReader{rd: &rawJSON{rdr: bufio.NewReader(strings.NewReader(`Test_VAR1 } Var2_TEST'`))}}
 	expected := []byte("Test_VAR1")
@@ -197,7 +226,7 @@ func TestEnvReaderreplaceEnv(t *testing.T) {
 	os.Setenv("Test_VAR2", "aVeryLongEnviormentalVariable")
 	envR := EnvReader{rd: &rawJSON{rdr: bufio.NewReader(strings.NewReader(`Test_VAR1,/*comment*/ }Test_VAR2"`))}}
 	expected := []byte("5}   ")
-	expectedn := 2
+	expectedn := 1
 	rply := make([]byte, 5)
 	if n, err := envR.replaceEnv(rply, 0, 5); err != nil {
 		t.Error(err)