diff --git a/public/scripts/extensions/quick-reply/index.js b/public/scripts/extensions/quick-reply/index.js
index 7bc092f34..5cb219660 100644
--- a/public/scripts/extensions/quick-reply/index.js
+++ b/public/scripts/extensions/quick-reply/index.js
@@ -229,14 +229,14 @@ async function performQuickReply(prompt, index) {
         newText = `${prompt} `;
     }
 
-    newText = substituteParams(newText);
-
     // the prompt starts with '/' - execute slash commands natively
     if (prompt.startsWith('/')) {
         await executeSlashCommands(newText);
         return;
     }
 
+    newText = substituteParams(newText);
+
     $("#send_textarea").val(newText);
 
     // Set the focus back to the textarea
@@ -560,20 +560,26 @@ function saveQROrder() {
     });
 }
 
-async function onMessageReceived() {
+async function onMessageReceived(index) {
     for (let i = 0; i < extension_settings.quickReply.numberOfSlots; i++) {
         const qr = extension_settings.quickReply.quickReplySlots[i];
         if (qr?.autoExecute_botMessage) {
-            await sendQuickReply(i);
+            const message = getContext().chat[index];
+            if (message?.mes && message?.mes !== '...') {
+                await sendQuickReply(i);
+            }
         }
     }
 }
 
-async function onMessageSent() {
+async function onMessageSent(index) {
     for (let i = 0; i < extension_settings.quickReply.numberOfSlots; i++) {
         const qr = extension_settings.quickReply.quickReplySlots[i];
         if (qr?.autoExecute_userMessage) {
-            await sendQuickReply(i);
+            const message = getContext().chat[index];
+            if (message?.mes && message?.mes !== '...') {
+                await sendQuickReply(i);
+            }
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/public/scripts/slash-commands.js b/public/scripts/slash-commands.js
index f11ce59ef..b7744123c 100644
--- a/public/scripts/slash-commands.js
+++ b/public/scripts/slash-commands.js
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ class SlashCommandParser {
                 const key = match[1];
                 const value = match[2];
                 // Remove the quotes around the value, if any
-                argObj[key] = substituteParams(value.replace(/(^")|("$)/g, ''));
+                argObj[key] = value.replace(/(^")|("$)/g, '');
             }
 
             // Match unnamed argument
@@ -1048,10 +1048,14 @@ async function executeSlashCommands(text, unescape = false) {
         console.debug('Slash command executing:', result);
         let unnamedArg = result.value || pipeResult;
 
-        if (pipeResult && typeof result.args === 'object') {
+        if (typeof result.args === 'object') {
             for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(result.args)) {
-                if (typeof value === 'string' && /{{pipe}}/i.test(value)) {
-                    result.args[key] = value.replace(/{{pipe}}/i, pipeResult);
+                if (typeof value === 'string') {
+                    if (pipeResult && /{{pipe}}/i.test(value)) {
+                        result.args[key] = value.replace(/{{pipe}}/i, pipeResult);
+                    }
+
+                    result.args[key] = substituteParams(value.trim());
                 }
             }
         }