diff --git a/fhem/CHANGED b/fhem/CHANGED
index 11a09a6db..54db220eb 100644
--- a/fhem/CHANGED
+++ b/fhem/CHANGED
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # Add changes at the top of the list. Keep it in ASCII, and 80-char wide.
 # Do not insert empty lines here, update check depends on it.
+  - bugfix:  10_IT: Correct command parsing (forum id 38467)
   - bugfix:  Dashboard: corrected version number
   - feature: SYSSTAT: added mibs attribute for snmp monitoring
   - bugfix:  Dashboard: fixed CSS height issue for rows (top, center, bottom)
diff --git a/fhem/FHEM/10_IT.pm b/fhem/FHEM/10_IT.pm
index 8600b9cd5..07f70ab2c 100644
--- a/fhem/FHEM/10_IT.pm
+++ b/fhem/FHEM/10_IT.pm
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ IT_Set($@)
   }
 
   return SetExtensions($hash, $list, $name, @a) if( $a[0] eq "?" );
-  return SetExtensions($hash, $list, $name, @a) if( !grep( $_ =~ /^$a[0]($|:)/, split( ' ', $list ) ) );
+  return SetExtensions($hash, $list, $name, @a) if( !grep( $_ =~ /^\Q$a[0]\E($|:)/, split( ' ', $list ) ) );
 
   
 
@@ -367,8 +367,6 @@ IT_Set($@)
             $lh->{READINGS}{state}{VAL} = $v;
           }
         }
-      } else {
-        $lh->{READINGS}{state}{VAL} = $v;
       }
     } else {
       $lh->{READINGS}{state}{VAL} = $v;