diff --git a/src/Legacy/Template.php b/src/Legacy/Template.php
index 14c101ea4..68952cb08 100644
--- a/src/Legacy/Template.php
+++ b/src/Legacy/Template.php
@@ -774,7 +774,7 @@ class Template
             $code = str_replace($search, $replace, $code);
         }
         // 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\'] : \'$2\'); ?>', $code);
+        $code = preg_replace('#\{(L_([a-z0-9\-_]+?))\}#i', '<?php echo isset($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);
         $code = preg_replace('#\{([a-z0-9\-_]+?)\}#i', '<?php echo isset($V[\'$1\']) ? $V[\'$1\'] : \'\'; ?>', $code);