Index: modules/proxy/mod_proxy.c
===================================================================
--- modules/proxy/mod_proxy.c	(revision 1891226)
+++ modules/proxy/mod_proxy.c	(working copy)
@@ -1888,8 +1888,16 @@ static const char *
         new->balancer = balancer;
     }
     else {
-        proxy_worker *worker = ap_proxy_get_worker(cmd->temp_pool, NULL, conf, new->real);
         int reuse = 0;
+        proxy_worker *worker;
+        if (use_regex) {
+            worker = ap_proxy_get_match_worker(cmd->temp_pool, NULL,
+                                               conf, new->real);
+        }
+        else {
+            worker = ap_proxy_get_worker(cmd->temp_pool, NULL,
+                                         conf, new->real);
+        }
         if (!worker) {
             const char *err;
             if (use_regex) {
@@ -2671,8 +2679,16 @@ static const char *proxysection(cmd_parms *cmd, vo
             }
         }
         else {
-            worker = ap_proxy_get_worker(cmd->temp_pool, NULL, sconf,
-                                         ap_proxy_de_socketfy(cmd->temp_pool, (char*)conf->p));
+            if (use_regex) {
+                worker = ap_proxy_get_match_worker(cmd->temp_pool, NULL, sconf,
+                                      ap_proxy_de_socketfy(cmd->temp_pool,
+                                                           (char*)conf->p));
+            }
+            else {
+                worker = ap_proxy_get_worker(cmd->temp_pool, NULL, sconf,
+                                      ap_proxy_de_socketfy(cmd->temp_pool,
+                                                           (char*)conf->p));
+            }
             if (!worker) {
                 if (use_regex) {
                     err = ap_proxy_define_match_worker(cmd->pool, &worker, NULL,
Index: modules/proxy/mod_proxy.h
===================================================================
--- modules/proxy/mod_proxy.h	(revision 1891226)
+++ modules/proxy/mod_proxy.h	(working copy)
@@ -754,7 +754,20 @@ PROXY_DECLARE(proxy_worker *) ap_proxy_get_worker(
                                                   proxy_balancer *balancer,
                                                   proxy_server_conf *conf,
                                                   const char *url);
+
 /**
+ * Get the matchable worker from proxy configuration
+ * @param p        memory pool used for finding worker
+ * @param balancer the balancer that the worker belongs to
+ * @param conf     current proxy server configuration
+ * @param url      url to find the worker from
+ * @return         proxy_worker or NULL if not found
+ */
+PROXY_DECLARE(proxy_worker *) ap_proxy_get_match_worker(apr_pool_t *p,
+                                                  proxy_balancer *balancer,
+                                                  proxy_server_conf *conf,
+                                                  const char *url);
+ /**
  * Define and Allocate space for the worker to proxy configuration
  * @param p         memory pool to allocate worker from
  * @param worker    the new worker
Index: modules/proxy/proxy_util.c
===================================================================
--- modules/proxy/proxy_util.c	(revision 1891226)
+++ modules/proxy/proxy_util.c	(working copy)
@@ -1720,10 +1720,11 @@ static int ap_proxy_strcmp_ematch(const char *str,
     return 0;
 }
 
-PROXY_DECLARE(proxy_worker *) ap_proxy_get_worker(apr_pool_t *p,
-                                                  proxy_balancer *balancer,
-                                                  proxy_server_conf *conf,
-                                                  const char *url)
+static proxy_worker *proxy_get_worker(apr_pool_t *p,
+                                      proxy_balancer *balancer,
+                                      proxy_server_conf *conf,
+                                      const char *url,
+                                      int matchable)
 {
     proxy_worker *worker;
     proxy_worker *max_worker = NULL;
@@ -1783,11 +1784,11 @@ static int ap_proxy_strcmp_ematch(const char *str,
                 && (worker_name_length >= min_match)
                 && (worker_name_length > max_match)
                 && (worker->s->is_name_matchable
-                    || strncmp(url_copy, worker->s->name,
-                               worker_name_length) == 0)
+                    || (!matchable && strncmp(url_copy, worker->s->name,
+                                              worker_name_length) == 0))
                 && (!worker->s->is_name_matchable
-                    || ap_proxy_strcmp_ematch(url_copy,
-                                              worker->s->name) == 0) ) {
+                    || (matchable && ap_proxy_strcmp_ematch(url_copy,
+                                              worker->s->name) == 0))) {
                 max_worker = worker;
                 max_match = worker_name_length;
             }
@@ -1799,11 +1800,11 @@ static int ap_proxy_strcmp_ematch(const char *str,
                 && (worker_name_length >= min_match)
                 && (worker_name_length > max_match)
                 && (worker->s->is_name_matchable
-                    || strncmp(url_copy, worker->s->name,
-                               worker_name_length) == 0)
+                    || (!matchable && strncmp(url_copy, worker->s->name,
+                                              worker_name_length) == 0))
                 && (!worker->s->is_name_matchable
-                    || ap_proxy_strcmp_ematch(url_copy,
-                                              worker->s->name) == 0) ) {
+                    || (matchable && ap_proxy_strcmp_ematch(url_copy,
+                                              worker->s->name) == 0))) {
                 max_worker = worker;
                 max_match = worker_name_length;
             }
@@ -1813,6 +1814,22 @@ static int ap_proxy_strcmp_ematch(const char *str,
     return max_worker;
 }
 
+PROXY_DECLARE(proxy_worker *) ap_proxy_get_worker(apr_pool_t *p,
+                                                  proxy_balancer *balancer,
+                                                  proxy_server_conf *conf,
+                                                  const char *url)
+{
+    return proxy_get_worker(p, balancer, conf, url, 0);
+}
+
+PROXY_DECLARE(proxy_worker *) ap_proxy_get_match_worker(apr_pool_t *p,
+                                                  proxy_balancer *balancer,
+                                                  proxy_server_conf *conf,
+                                                  const char *url)
+{
+    return proxy_get_worker(p, balancer, conf, url, 1);
+}
+
 /*
  * To create a worker from scratch first we define the
  * specifics of the worker; this is all local data.