diff --git a/core/email_templates/app_defaults.php b/core/email_templates/app_defaults.php
index f3280dd25d..47f422f0ee 100644
--- a/core/email_templates/app_defaults.php
+++ b/core/email_templates/app_defaults.php
@@ -510,7 +510,7 @@
$array['email_templates'][$x]['template_language'] = 'en-gb';
$array['email_templates'][$x]['template_category'] = 'plugin';
$array['email_templates'][$x]['template_subcategory'] = 'emergency';
- $array['email_templates'][$x]['template_subject'] = '\${event}';
+ $array['email_templates'][$x]['template_subject'] = '${event}';
$array['email_templates'][$x]['template_body'] = "\n";
$array['email_templates'][$x]['template_body'] .= "\n";
$array['email_templates'][$x]['template_body'] .= "From: \${caller_id_name} \${caller_id_number}
\n";
@@ -530,7 +530,7 @@
$array['email_templates'][$x]['template_language'] = 'en-us';
$array['email_templates'][$x]['template_category'] = 'plugin';
$array['email_templates'][$x]['template_subcategory'] = 'emergency';
- $array['email_templates'][$x]['template_subject'] = '\${event}';
+ $array['email_templates'][$x]['template_subject'] = '${event}';
$array['email_templates'][$x]['template_body'] = "\n";
$array['email_templates'][$x]['template_body'] .= "\n";
$array['email_templates'][$x]['template_body'] .= "From: \${caller_id_name} \${caller_id_number}
\n";