diff --git a/src/Legacy/Template.php b/src/Legacy/Template.php
index b0bdc80db..198baf8dc 100644
--- a/src/Legacy/Template.php
+++ b/src/Legacy/Template.php
@@ -766,7 +766,7 @@ class Template
         // This will handle the remaining root-level varrefs
         $code = preg_replace('#\{(L_([a-z0-9\-_]+?))\}#i', '<?php echo isset($L[\'$2\']) ? $L[\'$2\'] : (isset($SL[\'$2\']) ? $SL[\'$2\'] : $V[\'$1\']); ?>', $code);
         $code = preg_replace('#\{(\$[a-z_][a-z0-9_$\->\'\"\.\[\]]*?)\}#i', '<?php echo isset($1) ? $1 : \'\'; ?>', $code);
-        $code = preg_replace('#\{(\#([a-z_][a-z0-9_]*?))\}#i', '<?php echo defined(\'$2\') ? $2 : \'\'; ?>', $code);
+        $code = preg_replace('#\{(\#([a-z_][a-z0-9_]*?)\#)\}#i', '<?php echo defined(\'$2\') ? $2 : \'\'; ?>', $code);
         $code = preg_replace('#\{([a-z0-9\-_]+?)\}#i', '<?php echo isset($V[\'$1\']) ? $V[\'$1\'] : \'\'; ?>', $code);
         return $code;
     }
diff --git a/styles/templates/default/page_header.tpl b/styles/templates/default/page_header.tpl
index f36e187c2..de3ec519b 100644
--- a/styles/templates/default/page_header.tpl
+++ b/styles/templates/default/page_header.tpl
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ var hidePostImg = false;
 <!-- ENDIF / INCLUDE_BBCODE_JS -->
 
 <script type="text/javascript">
-var BB_ROOT      = "{#BB_ROOT}";
+var BB_ROOT      = "{#BB_ROOT#}";
 var cookieDomain = "{$bb_cfg['cookie_domain']}";
 var cookiePath   = "{$bb_cfg['script_path']}";
 var cookiePrefix = "{$bb_cfg['cookie_prefix']}";