diff --git a/scripts/modtools/interaction-trigger.lua b/scripts/modtools/interaction-trigger.lua
index b4d054fb3..875249917 100644
--- a/scripts/modtools/interaction-trigger.lua
+++ b/scripts/modtools/interaction-trigger.lua
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
---interaction-trigger.lua
+--modtools/interaction-trigger.lua
 --author expwnent
 --triggers scripts when a unit does a unit interaction on another
 
diff --git a/scripts/modtools/reaction-trigger.lua b/scripts/modtools/reaction-trigger.lua
index c3214e241..4c3819417 100644
--- a/scripts/modtools/reaction-trigger.lua
+++ b/scripts/modtools/reaction-trigger.lua
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ local function processCommand(job, worker, target, building, command)
    table.insert(result,''..job.pos.z)
   elseif arg == '\\REACTION_NAME' then
    table.insert(result,''..job.reaction_name)
+  elseif string.sub(arg,1,1) == '\\' then
+   table.insert(result,string.sub(arg,2))
   else
    table.insert(result,arg)
   end