diff --git a/src/chocolatey/StringExtensions.cs b/src/chocolatey/StringExtensions.cs
index 24be530aae..1cdbce2f38 100644
--- a/src/chocolatey/StringExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/chocolatey/StringExtensions.cs
@@ -136,11 +136,14 @@ public static string remove_surrounding_quotes(this string input)
             return input;
         }
 
+        private static Regex open_brace_regex = new Regex("(?<!{){(?!{)", RegexOptions.IgnoreCase | RegexOptions.Multiline | RegexOptions.Compiled);
+        private static Regex close_brace_regex = new Regex("(?<!})}(?!})", RegexOptions.IgnoreCase | RegexOptions.Multiline | RegexOptions.Compiled);
+
         public static string escape_curly_braces(this string input)
         {
             if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(input)) return string.Empty;
 
-            return input.Replace("{", "{{").Replace("}", "}}");
+            return open_brace_regex.Replace(close_brace_regex.Replace(input,"}}"),"{{");
         }
     }
 }
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diff --git a/src/chocolatey/infrastructure/logging/Log4NetLog.cs b/src/chocolatey/infrastructure/logging/Log4NetLog.cs
index 1c83385f0c..2a6875c74b 100644
--- a/src/chocolatey/infrastructure/logging/Log4NetLog.cs
+++ b/src/chocolatey/infrastructure/logging/Log4NetLog.cs
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ public void Debug(string message, params object[] formatting)
 
         public void Debug(Func<string> message)
         {
-            if (_logger.IsDebugEnabled) _logger.Debug(decorate_message_with_audit_information(message.Invoke().escape_curly_braces()));
+            if (_logger.IsDebugEnabled) _logger.DebugFormat(decorate_message_with_audit_information(message.Invoke()).escape_curly_braces());
         }
 
         public void Info(string message, params object[] formatting)
@@ -53,8 +53,7 @@ public void Info(string message, params object[] formatting)
 
         public void Info(Func<string> message)
         {
-            var messageT = decorate_message_with_audit_information(message.Invoke().escape_curly_braces());
-            if (_logger.IsInfoEnabled) _logger.Info(decorate_message_with_audit_information(message.Invoke().escape_curly_braces()));
+            if (_logger.IsInfoEnabled) _logger.InfoFormat(decorate_message_with_audit_information(message.Invoke()).escape_curly_braces());
         }
 
         public void Warn(string message, params object[] formatting)
@@ -64,7 +63,7 @@ public void Warn(string message, params object[] formatting)
 
         public void Warn(Func<string> message)
         {
-            if (_logger.IsWarnEnabled) _logger.Warn(decorate_message_with_audit_information(message.Invoke().escape_curly_braces()));
+            if (_logger.IsWarnEnabled) _logger.WarnFormat(decorate_message_with_audit_information(message.Invoke()).escape_curly_braces());
         }
 
         public void Error(string message, params object[] formatting)
@@ -76,7 +75,7 @@ public void Error(string message, params object[] formatting)
         public void Error(Func<string> message)
         {
             // don't need to check for enabled at this level
-            _logger.Error(decorate_message_with_audit_information(message.Invoke().escape_curly_braces()));
+            _logger.ErrorFormat(decorate_message_with_audit_information(message.Invoke()).escape_curly_braces());
         }
 
         public void Fatal(string message, params object[] formatting)
@@ -88,7 +87,7 @@ public void Fatal(string message, params object[] formatting)
         public void Fatal(Func<string> message)
         {
             // don't need to check for enabled at this level
-            _logger.Fatal(decorate_message_with_audit_information(message.Invoke().escape_curly_braces()));
+            _logger.FatalFormat(decorate_message_with_audit_information(message.Invoke()).escape_curly_braces());
         }
 
         public string decorate_message_with_audit_information(string message)