diff --git a/app/fax/fax_send.php b/app/fax/fax_send.php
index c050430a90..9316882ada 100644
--- a/app/fax/fax_send.php
+++ b/app/fax/fax_send.php
@@ -33,16 +33,19 @@ if (stristr(PHP_OS, 'WIN')) { $IS_WINDOWS = true; } else { $IS_WINDOWS = false;
 
 if (!$included) {
 
-	include "root.php";
-	require_once "resources/require.php";
-	require_once "resources/check_auth.php";
-	if (permission_exists('fax_send')) {
-		//access granted
-	}
-	else {
-		echo "access denied";
-		exit;
-	}
+	//includes
+		include "root.php";
+		require_once "resources/require.php";
+		require_once "resources/check_auth.php";
+
+	//check permissions
+		if (permission_exists('fax_send')) {
+			//access granted
+		}
+		else {
+			echo "access denied";
+			exit;
+		}
 
 	//add multi-lingual support
 		$language = new text;
@@ -110,11 +113,11 @@ if (!$included) {
 	// set fax cover font to generate pdf
 		$fax_cover_font = $_SESSION['fax']['cover_font']['text'];
 }
-else{
+else {
 	require_once "resources/classes/event_socket.php";
 }
 
-if(!function_exists('correct_path')) {
+if (!function_exists('correct_path')) {
 	function correct_path($p) {
 		global $IS_WINDOWS;
 		if ($IS_WINDOWS) {
@@ -124,7 +127,7 @@ if(!function_exists('correct_path')) {
 	}
 }
 
-if(!function_exists('gs_cmd')) {
+if (!function_exists('gs_cmd')) {
 	function gs_cmd($args) {
 		global $IS_WINDOWS;
 		if ($IS_WINDOWS) {
@@ -134,7 +137,7 @@ if(!function_exists('gs_cmd')) {
 	}
 }
 
-if(!function_exists('fax_enqueue')) {
+if (!function_exists('fax_enqueue')) {
 	function fax_enqueue($fax_uuid, $fax_file, $wav_file, $reply_address, $fax_uri, $fax_dtmf, $dial_string){
 		global $db, $db_type;
 
@@ -186,16 +189,16 @@ HERE;
 	}
 }
 
-if(!function_exists('fax_split_dtmf')) {
-function fax_split_dtmf(&$fax_number, &$fax_dtmf){
-	$tmp = array();
-	$fax_dtmf = '';
-	if(preg_match('/^\s*(.*?)\s*\((.*)\)\s*$/', $fax_number, $tmp)){
-		$fax_number = $tmp[1];
-		$fax_dtmf = $tmp[2];
+if (!function_exists('fax_split_dtmf')) {
+	function fax_split_dtmf(&$fax_number, &$fax_dtmf){
+		$tmp = array();
+		$fax_dtmf = '';
+		if(preg_match('/^\s*(.*?)\s*\((.*)\)\s*$/', $fax_number, $tmp)){
+			$fax_number = $tmp[1];
+			$fax_dtmf = $tmp[2];
+		}
 	}
 }
-}
 
 //get the fax extension
 	if (strlen($fax_extension) > 0) {
@@ -347,7 +350,6 @@ function fax_split_dtmf(&$fax_number, &$fax_dtmf){
 				$fax_name = str_replace("+", "_", $fax_name);
 				$fax_name = str_replace("=", "_", $fax_name);
 
-
 				$attachment_file_name = $_files['name'][$index];
 				rename($dir_fax_temp.'/'.$attachment_file_name, $dir_fax_temp.'/'.$fax_name.'.'.$fax_file_extension);
 				unset($attachment_file_name);
@@ -960,11 +962,10 @@ if (!$included) {
 			$sql .= ") \n";
 		}
 		$prep_statement = $db->prepare(check_sql($sql));
-		$prep_statement -> execute();
-		$result = $prep_statement -> fetchAll(PDO::FETCH_NAMED);
-		$result_count = count($result);
-		if ($result_count > 0) {
-			foreach ($result as &$row) {
+		$prep_statement->execute();
+		$contacts = $prep_statement->fetchAll(PDO::FETCH_NAMED);
+		if (is_array($contacts)) {
+			foreach ($contacts as &$row) {
 				if ($row['contact_organization'] != '') {
 					$contact_option_label = $row['contact_organization'];
 				}
@@ -976,7 +977,7 @@ if (!$included) {
 				}
 				$contact_option_value_recipient = $contact_option_label;
 				$contact_option_value_faxnumber = $row['phone_number'];
-				$contact_option_label .= ":  ".format_phone($row['phone_number']);
+				$contact_option_label .= ":  ".escape(format_phone($row['phone_number']));
 				$contact_labels[] = $contact_option_label;
 				$contact_values[] = $contact_option_value_faxnumber."|".$contact_option_value_recipient;
 				unset($contact_option_label);
@@ -985,13 +986,13 @@ if (!$included) {
 			echo "	<select class='formfld' style='display: none;' id='fax_recipient_select' onchange='contact_load(this);'>\n";
 			echo "		<option value=''></option>\n";
 			foreach ($contact_labels as $index => $contact_label) {
-				echo "	<option value=\"".escape($contact_values[$index])."\">".escape($contact_label)."</option>\n";
+				echo "	<option value=\"".escape($contact_values[$index])."\">".$contact_label."</option>\n";
 			}
 			echo "	</select>\n";
 		}
-		unset ($prep_statement);
+		unset($prep_statement);
 		echo "	<input type='text' name='fax_recipient' id='fax_recipient' class='formfld' style='max-width: 250px;' value=''>\n";
-		if ($result_count > 0) {
+		if (is_array($contacts)) {
 			echo "	<input type='button' id='btn_toggle_recipient' class='btn' name='' alt='".$text['button-back']."' value='&#9665;' onclick=\"toggle('fax_recipient');\">\n";
 		}
 		echo "	<br />\n";