diff --git a/fixtures/equals.env b/fixtures/equals.env
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..594c532
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fixtures/equals.env
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+export OPTION_A='postgres://localhost:5432/database?sslmode=disable'
+
diff --git a/godotenv_test.go b/godotenv_test.go
index e1ac87f..c6d9f2d 100644
--- a/godotenv_test.go
+++ b/godotenv_test.go
@@ -93,6 +93,15 @@ func TestLoadExportedEnv(t *testing.T) {
 	loadEnvAndCompareValues(t, envFileName, expectedValues)
 }
 
+func TestLoadEqualsEnv(t *testing.T) {
+	envFileName := "fixtures/equals.env"
+	expectedValues := map[string]string{
+		"OPTION_A": "postgres://localhost:5432/database?sslmode=disable",
+	}
+
+	loadEnvAndCompareValues(t, envFileName, expectedValues)
+}
+
 func TestLoadQuotedEnv(t *testing.T) {
 	envFileName := "fixtures/quoted.env"
 	expectedValues := map[string]string{