diff --git a/mxmount/mxmount b/mxmount/mxmount
index af0926c..3a90016 100755
--- a/mxmount/mxmount
+++ b/mxmount/mxmount
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ sub parse_variables {
    my ($key, $value);
 
    foreach(@lines) {
-        if(($key, $value) = /^(\S+)=\s*(.*)$/) {
+        if(($key, $value) = /^(\S+?)=\s*(.*)$/) {
             $V{$key} = $value;
         } else {
             push @invalid,expand_variables($_);