diff --git a/api/src/Storage/Merge.php b/api/src/Storage/Merge.php
index fdd3944154..0e11c62b96 100644
--- a/api/src/Storage/Merge.php
+++ b/api/src/Storage/Merge.php
@@ -1427,13 +1427,7 @@ abstract class Merge
 				// Get replacements for that application
 				if(!$app_replacements[$field])
 				{
-					$classname = "{$field_app}_merge";
-					$class = new $classname();
-					// If we send the real content it can result in infinite loop of lookups
-					// so we send only the used fields
-					$content = $expand_sub_cfs[$field] ? $expand_sub_cfs[$field] : '';
-
-					$app_replacements[$field] = $class->get_replacements($values['#'.$field], $content);
+					$app_replacements[$field] = $this->get_app_replacements($field_app, $values['#'.$field], $content);
 				}
 				$replacements[$placeholders[$index]] = $app_replacements[$field]['$$'.$sub[$index].'$$'];
 			}
@@ -1444,6 +1438,44 @@ abstract class Merge
 		}
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Get the replacements for any entry specified by app & id
+	 *
+	 * @param stribg $app
+	 * @param string $id
+	 * @param string $content
+	 * @return array
+	 */
+	protected function get_app_replacements($app, $id, $content, $prefix)
+	{
+		$replacements = array();
+		if($app == 'addressbook')
+		{
+			return $this->contact_replacements($id, $prefix);
+		}
+
+		try
+		{
+			$classname = "{$app}_merge";
+			$class = new $classname();
+			$method = $app.'_replacements';
+			if(method_exists($class,$method))
+			{
+				$replacements = $class->$method($id, $prefix, $content);
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				$replacements = $class->get_replacements($id, $content);
+			}
+		}
+		catch (\Exception $e)
+		{
+			// Don't break merge, just log it
+			error_log($e->getMessage());
+		}
+		return $replacements;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Process special flags, such as IF or NELF
 	 *
diff --git a/infolog/inc/class.infolog_merge.inc.php b/infolog/inc/class.infolog_merge.inc.php
index e3f6126c29..4d720f3f37 100644
--- a/infolog/inc/class.infolog_merge.inc.php
+++ b/infolog/inc/class.infolog_merge.inc.php
@@ -69,15 +69,6 @@ class infolog_merge extends Api\Storage\Merge
 		{
 			return false;
 		}
-		if (!(strpos($content,'$$info_contact/') === false))
-		{
-			// Check to see if it's actually a contact, then load
-			if(is_array($replacements['$$info_link$$']) && $replacements['$$info_link$$']['app'] == 'addressbook')
-			{
-				$replacements += $this->contact_replacements($replacements['$$info_link$$']['id'],'info_contact');
-			}
-			if(is_array($replacements['$$info_link$$'])) unset($replacements['$$info_link$$']);
-		}
 		return $replacements;
 	}
 
@@ -108,7 +99,7 @@ class infolog_merge extends Api\Storage\Merge
 		}
 
 		importexport_export_csv::convert($record, $types, 'infolog', $selects);
-		
+
 		$array = $record->get_record_array();
 		if($record->info_contact)
 		{
@@ -154,7 +145,7 @@ class infolog_merge extends Api\Storage\Merge
 			$pm_merge = new projectmanager_merge($array['pm_id']);
 			$info += $pm_merge->projectmanager_replacements($array['pm_id'],'project',$content);
 		}
-		
+
 		// Add markers
 		foreach($array as $key => &$value)
 		{
@@ -162,6 +153,12 @@ class infolog_merge extends Api\Storage\Merge
 			$info['$$'.($prefix ? $prefix.'/':'').$key.'$$'] = $value;
 		}
 
+		// Add contact fields
+		if($array['info_link']['app'] && $array['info_link']['id'])
+		{
+			$info+=$this->get_app_replacements($array['info_link']['app'], $array['info_link']['id'], $content, 'info_contact');
+		}
+
 		// Add parent
 		if($record->info_id_parent)
 		{