diff --git a/agi/agi-VDAD_ALL_outbound.agi b/agi/agi-VDAD_ALL_outbound.agi
index 79495c20..3604ef31 100644
--- a/agi/agi-VDAD_ALL_outbound.agi
+++ b/agi/agi-VDAD_ALL_outbound.agi
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@
 # 140312-2112 - Added CALLID as recording filename variable
 # 140617-1946 - Added single-digit change to text for TTS
 # 141211-1635 - Added cpd_unknown_action campaign option and list_id added to AST_send_URL calls
+# 141219-1219 - Fixed issue related to QM logging
 #
 
 $script = 'agi-VDAD_ALL_outbound.agi';
@@ -2582,8 +2583,6 @@ while ($drop_timer <= $DROP_TIME)
 					$dbhP=$dbhA;   $mysql_count='01038';   $MEL_aff_rows=$affected_rows;   &mysql_error_logging;
 				if ($AGILOG) {$agi_string = "--    VDAD XFER : |$affected_rows|update of vac table: $callerid\n|$stmtA|";   &agi_output;}
 
-				$dbhA->disconnect();
-
 				if ($enable_queuemetrics_logging > 0)
 					{
 					$dbhB = DBI->connect("DBI:mysql:$queuemetrics_dbname:$queuemetrics_server_ip:3306", "$queuemetrics_login", "$queuemetrics_pass")
@@ -2672,6 +2671,8 @@ while ($drop_timer <= $DROP_TIME)
 						}
 					}
 
+				$dbhA->disconnect();
+
 				if ($AGILOG) {$agi_string = "exiting the VDAD app, transferring call to $VDADconf_exten";   &agi_output;}
 				print "SET CONTEXT $ext_context\n";
 					$result = <STDIN>;
@@ -3189,8 +3190,6 @@ while ($drop_timer <= $DROP_TIME)
 					$dbhP=$dbhA;   $mysql_count='01045';   $MEL_aff_rows=$affected_rows;   &mysql_error_logging;
 				if ($AGILOG) {$agi_string = "--    VDAD XFER REMOTE: |$affected_rows|update of vac table: $callerid\n|$stmtA|";   &agi_output;}
 
-				$dbhA->disconnect();
-
 				if ($enable_queuemetrics_logging > 0)
 					{
 					$dbhB = DBI->connect("DBI:mysql:$queuemetrics_dbname:$queuemetrics_server_ip:3306", "$queuemetrics_login", "$queuemetrics_pass")
@@ -3279,6 +3278,8 @@ while ($drop_timer <= $DROP_TIME)
 						}
 					}
 
+				$dbhA->disconnect();
+
 				if ($AGILOG) {$agi_string = "exiting the VDAD app, transferring call to $VDADremDIALstr";   &agi_output;}
 				print "SET CONTEXT $ext_context\n";
 					$result = <STDIN>;
diff --git a/bin/AST_send_URL.pl b/bin/AST_send_URL.pl
index f2e27af1..cd2ba770 100644
--- a/bin/AST_send_URL.pl
+++ b/bin/AST_send_URL.pl
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 # 121120-0925 - Added QM socket-send functionality
 # 130402-2307 - Added user_group variable
 # 141211-1742 - Added list override for no-agent url
+# 141219-1218 - url logging fix for some inputs
 #
 
 $|++;
@@ -638,7 +639,7 @@ if (length($lead_id) > 0)
 
 	### insert a new url log entry
 	$SQL_log = "$parse_url";
-	$SQL_log =~ s/;|\|//gi;
+	$SQL_log =~ s/;|\||\\//gi;
 	$stmtA = "INSERT INTO vicidial_url_log SET uniqueid='$uniqueid',url_date='$now_date',url_type='$url_function',url='$SQL_log',url_response='';";
 	$affected_rows = $dbhA->do($stmtA);
 	$stmtB = "SELECT LAST_INSERT_ID() LIMIT 1;";