diff --git a/reg-tests/converter/fix.vtc b/reg-tests/converter/fix.vtc
index f035445..6be4676 100644
--- a/reg-tests/converter/fix.vtc
+++ b/reg-tests/converter/fix.vtc
@@ -76,9 +76,9 @@
         tcp-request content set-var(req.fix_sender) req.payload(0,0),fix_tag_value(SenderCompID)
         tcp-request content set-var(req.fix_target) req.payload(0,0),fix_tag_value(TargetCompID)
         tcp-request content set-var(req.fix_chksum) req.payload(0,0),fix_tag_value(CheckSum)
-        tcp-request content reject if ! { var(req.fix_vsn) "FIX.4.4" } || ! { var(req.fix_len) "102" }
-        tcp-request content reject if ! { var(req.fix_type) "A" } || ! { var(req.fix_sender) "CLIENT1" }
-        tcp-request content reject if ! { var(req.fix_target) "EXECUTOR" } || ! { var(req.fix_chksum) "252" }
+        tcp-request content reject if ! { var(req.fix_vsn) -m str "FIX.4.4" }     || ! { var(req.fix_len) -m str "102" }
+        tcp-request content reject if ! { var(req.fix_type) -m str "A" }          || ! { var(req.fix_sender) -m str "CLIENT1" }
+        tcp-request content reject if ! { var(req.fix_target) -m str "EXECUTOR" } || ! { var(req.fix_chksum) -m str "252" }
         default_backend be2
 
     backend be1
@@ -96,9 +96,9 @@
         tcp-response content set-var(res.fix_sender) res.payload(0,0),fix_tag_value(49)
         tcp-response content set-var(res.fix_target) res.payload(0,0),fix_tag_value(56)
         tcp-response content set-var(res.fix_chksum) res.payload(0,0),fix_tag_value(10)
-        tcp-response content reject if ! { var(res.fix_vsn) "FIX.4.4" } || ! { var(res.fix_len) "79" }
-        tcp-response content reject if ! { var(res.fix_type) "A" } || ! { var(res.fix_sender) "EXECUTOR" }
-        tcp-response content reject if ! { var(res.fix_target) "CLIENT1" } || ! { var(res.fix_chksum) eq "038" }
+        tcp-response content reject if ! { var(res.fix_vsn) -m str "FIX.4.4" }    || ! { var(res.fix_len) -m str "79" }
+        tcp-response content reject if ! { var(res.fix_type) -m str "A" }         || ! { var(res.fix_sender) -m str "EXECUTOR" }
+        tcp-response content reject if ! { var(res.fix_target) -m str "CLIENT1" } || ! { var(res.fix_chksum) -m str "038" }
 } -start
 
 client c1_4_0 -connect ${h1_fe1_sock} {
diff --git a/reg-tests/converter/mqtt.vtc b/reg-tests/converter/mqtt.vtc
index ea2cbb4..d4e319b 100644
--- a/reg-tests/converter/mqtt.vtc
+++ b/reg-tests/converter/mqtt.vtc
@@ -79,12 +79,12 @@
         tcp-request content set-var(req.reqpbinfo)    req.payload(0,0),mqtt_field_value(connect,23)
         tcp-request content set-var(req.ctype)        req.payload(0,0),mqtt_field_value(connect,3)
         tcp-request content set-var(req.willrsptopic) req.payload(0,0),mqtt_field_value(connect,8)
-        tcp-request content reject if ! { var(req.protoname) "MQTT" }      || ! { var(req.protovsn) "5" }
-        tcp-request content reject if ! { var(req.flags) "238" }           || ! { var(req.clientid) "test_sub" }
-        tcp-request content reject if ! { var(req.user) "test" }           || ! { var(req.pass) "passwd" }
-        tcp-request content reject if ! { var(req.willtopic) "willtopic" } || ! { var(req.willbody) "willpayload" }
-        tcp-request content reject if ! { var(req.maxpktsz) "20" }         || ! { var(req.reqpbinfo) "1" }
-        tcp-request content reject if ! { var(req.ctype) "text/plain" }    || ! { var(req.willrsptopic) "willrsptopic" }
+        tcp-request content reject if ! { var(req.protoname) -m str "MQTT" }      || ! { var(req.protovsn) -m str "5" }
+        tcp-request content reject if ! { var(req.flags) -m str "238" }           || ! { var(req.clientid) -m str "test_sub" }
+        tcp-request content reject if ! { var(req.user) -m str "test" }           || ! { var(req.pass) -m str "passwd" }
+        tcp-request content reject if ! { var(req.willtopic) -m str "willtopic" } || ! { var(req.willbody) -m str "willpayload" }
+        tcp-request content reject if ! { var(req.maxpktsz) -m str "20" }         || ! { var(req.reqpbinfo) -m str "1" }
+        tcp-request content reject if ! { var(req.ctype) -m str "text/plain" }    || ! { var(req.willrsptopic) -m str "willrsptopic" }
         default_backend be2
 
     backend be1
@@ -105,11 +105,11 @@
         tcp-response content set-var(res.retainavail)   res.payload(0,0),mqtt_field_value(connack,37)
         tcp-response content set-var(res.maxpktsz)      res.payload(0,0),mqtt_field_value(connack,39)
         tcp-response content set-var(res.topicaliasmax) res.payload(0,0),mqtt_field_value(connack,34)
-        tcp-response content reject if ! { var(res.protovsn) "5" }    || ! { var(res.flags) "0" }
-        tcp-response content reject if ! { var(res.rcode) "0" }       || ! { var(res.sessexpint) "120" }
-        tcp-response content reject if ! { var(res.recvmax) "32767" } || ! { var(res.maxqos) "1" }
-        tcp-response content reject if ! { var(res.retainavail) "1" } || ! { var(res.maxpktsz) "65535" }
-        tcp-response content reject if ! { var(res.topicaliasmax) "10" }
+        tcp-response content reject if ! { var(res.protovsn) -m str "5" }    || ! { var(res.flags) -m str "0" }
+        tcp-response content reject if ! { var(res.rcode) -m str "0" }       || ! { var(res.sessexpint) -m str "120" }
+        tcp-response content reject if ! { var(res.recvmax) -m str "32767" } || ! { var(res.maxqos) -m str "1" }
+        tcp-response content reject if ! { var(res.retainavail) -m str "1" } || ! { var(res.maxpktsz) -m str "65535" }
+        tcp-response content reject if ! { var(res.topicaliasmax) -m str "10" }
 } -start
 
 client c1_311_1 -connect ${h1_fe1_sock} {
diff --git a/reg-tests/jwt/jws_verify.vtc b/reg-tests/jwt/jws_verify.vtc
index c791334..91ead4a 100644
--- a/reg-tests/jwt/jws_verify.vtc
+++ b/reg-tests/jwt/jws_verify.vtc
@@ -52,9 +52,9 @@
         http-response set-header x-jwt-token %[var(txn.bearer)]
         http-response set-header x-jwt-alg %[var(txn.jwt_alg)]
 
-        http-response set-header x-jwt-verify-HS256 %[var(txn.bearer),jwt_verify(txn.jwt_alg,"hmac key hs256")] if { var(txn.jwt_alg) "HS256" }
-        http-response set-header x-jwt-verify-HS384 %[var(txn.bearer),jwt_verify(txn.jwt_alg,"hmac key hs384")] if { var(txn.jwt_alg) "HS384" }
-        http-response set-header x-jwt-verify-HS512 %[var(txn.bearer),jwt_verify(txn.jwt_alg,"hmac key hs512")] if { var(txn.jwt_alg) "HS512" }
+        http-response set-header x-jwt-verify-HS256 %[var(txn.bearer),jwt_verify(txn.jwt_alg,"hmac key hs256")] if { var(txn.jwt_alg) -m str "HS256" }
+        http-response set-header x-jwt-verify-HS384 %[var(txn.bearer),jwt_verify(txn.jwt_alg,"hmac key hs384")] if { var(txn.jwt_alg) -m str "HS384" }
+        http-response set-header x-jwt-verify-HS512 %[var(txn.bearer),jwt_verify(txn.jwt_alg,"hmac key hs512")] if { var(txn.jwt_alg) -m str "HS512" }
         server s1 ${s1_addr}:${s1_port}
 
     backend rsXXX_be
@@ -66,9 +66,9 @@
         http-response set-header x-jwt-token %[var(txn.bearer)]
         http-response set-header x-jwt-alg %[var(txn.jwt_alg)]
 
-        http-response set-header x-jwt-verify-RS256 %[var(txn.bearer),jwt_verify(txn.jwt_alg,"${testdir}/rsa-public.pem")] if { var(txn.jwt_alg) "RS256" }
-        http-response set-header x-jwt-verify-RS384 %[var(txn.bearer),jwt_verify(txn.jwt_alg,"${testdir}/rsa-public.pem")] if { var(txn.jwt_alg) "RS384" }
-        http-response set-header x-jwt-verify-RS512 %[var(txn.bearer),jwt_verify(txn.jwt_alg,"${testdir}/rsa-public.pem")] if { var(txn.jwt_alg) "RS512" }
+        http-response set-header x-jwt-verify-RS256 %[var(txn.bearer),jwt_verify(txn.jwt_alg,"${testdir}/rsa-public.pem")] if { var(txn.jwt_alg) -m str "RS256" }
+        http-response set-header x-jwt-verify-RS384 %[var(txn.bearer),jwt_verify(txn.jwt_alg,"${testdir}/rsa-public.pem")] if { var(txn.jwt_alg) -m str "RS384" }
+        http-response set-header x-jwt-verify-RS512 %[var(txn.bearer),jwt_verify(txn.jwt_alg,"${testdir}/rsa-public.pem")] if { var(txn.jwt_alg) -m str "RS512" }
         server s1 ${s1_addr}:${s1_port}
 
     backend esXXX_be
@@ -80,9 +80,9 @@
         http-response set-header x-jwt-token %[var(txn.bearer)]
         http-response set-header x-jwt-alg %[var(txn.jwt_alg)]
 
-        http-response set-header x-jwt-verify-ES256 %[var(txn.bearer),jwt_verify(txn.jwt_alg,"${testdir}/es256-public.pem")] if { var(txn.jwt_alg) "ES256" }
-        http-response set-header x-jwt-verify-ES384 %[var(txn.bearer),jwt_verify(txn.jwt_alg,"${testdir}/es384-public.pem")] if { var(txn.jwt_alg) "ES384" }
-        http-response set-header x-jwt-verify-ES512 %[var(txn.bearer),jwt_verify(txn.jwt_alg,"${testdir}/es512-public.pem")] if { var(txn.jwt_alg) "ES512" }
+        http-response set-header x-jwt-verify-ES256 %[var(txn.bearer),jwt_verify(txn.jwt_alg,"${testdir}/es256-public.pem")] if { var(txn.jwt_alg) -m str "ES256" }
+        http-response set-header x-jwt-verify-ES384 %[var(txn.bearer),jwt_verify(txn.jwt_alg,"${testdir}/es384-public.pem")] if { var(txn.jwt_alg) -m str "ES384" }
+        http-response set-header x-jwt-verify-ES512 %[var(txn.bearer),jwt_verify(txn.jwt_alg,"${testdir}/es512-public.pem")] if { var(txn.jwt_alg) -m str "ES512" }
         server s1 ${s1_addr}:${s1_port}