diff --git a/includes/install/scripts/ivr_menu.lua b/includes/install/scripts/ivr_menu.lua
index 9191f3ad9e..08d7a4e43e 100644
--- a/includes/install/scripts/ivr_menu.lua
+++ b/includes/install/scripts/ivr_menu.lua
@@ -147,10 +147,10 @@
 		min_digits = 1;
 		if (tries == 1) then
 			freeswitch.consoleLog("notice", "[ivr_menu] greet long: " .. ivr_menu_greet_long .. "\n");
-			dtmf_digits = session:playAndGetDigits(min_digits, ivr_menu_digit_len, 1, ivr_menu_timeout, ivr_menu_confirm_key, ivr_menu_greet_long, "", "\\d+");
+			dtmf_digits = session:playAndGetDigits(min_digits, ivr_menu_digit_len, 1, ivr_menu_timeout, ivr_menu_confirm_key, ivr_menu_greet_long, "", ".*");
 		else
 			freeswitch.consoleLog("notice", "[ivr_menu] greet long: " .. ivr_menu_greet_short .. "\n");
-			dtmf_digits = session:playAndGetDigits(min_digits, ivr_menu_digit_len, ivr_menu_max_timeouts, ivr_menu_timeout, ivr_menu_confirm_key, ivr_menu_greet_short, "", "\\d+");
+			dtmf_digits = session:playAndGetDigits(min_digits, ivr_menu_digit_len, ivr_menu_max_timeouts, ivr_menu_timeout, ivr_menu_confirm_key, ivr_menu_greet_short, "", ".*");
 		end
 		if (string.len(dtmf_digits) > 0) then
 			freeswitch.consoleLog("notice", "[ivr_menu] dtmf_digits: " .. dtmf_digits .. "\n");
@@ -168,8 +168,6 @@
 	end
 
 	function menu_options(session, digits)
-		--remove the pound sign
-			digits = digits:gsub("#", "");
 
 		--log the dtmf digits
 			if (debug["dtmf"]) then