diff --git a/modules/auxiliary/scanner/discovery/udp_probe.rb b/modules/auxiliary/scanner/discovery/udp_probe.rb
index a3ea13440c..21022981b7 100644
--- a/modules/auxiliary/scanner/discovery/udp_probe.rb
+++ b/modules/auxiliary/scanner/discovery/udp_probe.rb
@@ -174,8 +174,8 @@ class Metasploit3 < Msf::Auxiliary
 				when /^NR(........................)(........)/
 					name = $1.dup
 					caps = $2.dup		
-					name = gsub(/_+$/, '').gsub("\x00", '').strip
-					caps = gsub(/_+$/, '').gsub("\x00", '').strip	
+					name = name.gsub(/_+$/, '').gsub("\x00", '').strip
+					caps = caps.gsub(/_+$/, '').gsub("\x00", '').strip	
 					data[:name] = name
 					data[:caps] = caps
 			
diff --git a/modules/auxiliary/scanner/discovery/udp_sweep.rb b/modules/auxiliary/scanner/discovery/udp_sweep.rb
index b5f1710270..5420cb76cd 100644
--- a/modules/auxiliary/scanner/discovery/udp_sweep.rb
+++ b/modules/auxiliary/scanner/discovery/udp_sweep.rb
@@ -207,8 +207,8 @@ class Metasploit3 < Msf::Auxiliary
 				when /^NR(........................)(........)/
 					name = $1.dup
 					caps = $2.dup		
-					name = gsub(/_+$/, '').gsub("\x00", '').strip
-					caps = gsub(/_+$/, '').gsub("\x00", '').strip
+					name = name.gsub(/_+$/, '').gsub("\x00", '').strip
+					caps = caps.gsub(/_+$/, '').gsub("\x00", '').strip
 					data[:name] = name
 					data[:caps] = caps
 			
diff --git a/modules/auxiliary/scanner/pcanywhere/pcanywhere_udp.rb b/modules/auxiliary/scanner/pcanywhere/pcanywhere_udp.rb
index 704d5c8741..717432e262 100644
--- a/modules/auxiliary/scanner/pcanywhere/pcanywhere_udp.rb
+++ b/modules/auxiliary/scanner/pcanywhere/pcanywhere_udp.rb
@@ -143,8 +143,8 @@ class Metasploit3 < Msf::Auxiliary
 			name = $1.dup
 			caps = $2.dup
 			
-			name = gsub(/_+$/, '').gsub("\x00", '').strip
-			caps = gsub(/_+$/, '').gsub("\x00", '').strip	
+			name = name.gsub(/_+$/, '').gsub("\x00", '').strip
+			caps = caps.gsub(/_+$/, '').gsub("\x00", '').strip	
 		
 			@results[addr] ||= {}
 			@results[addr][:name] = name