diff --git a/config/template/template.go b/config/template/template.go
index bad15d9b..30894f0e 100644
--- a/config/template/template.go
+++ b/config/template/template.go
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ func parseEnvironment(environ []string) Environment {
 		return env
 	}
 	for _, e := range environ {
-		kv := strings.Split(e, "=")
+		kv := strings.SplitN(e, "=", 2)
 		env[kv[0]] = kv[1]
 	}
 	return env
diff --git a/config/template/template_test.go b/config/template/template_test.go
index 0b7ee982..ed7a13e9 100644
--- a/config/template/template_test.go
+++ b/config/template/template_test.go
@@ -14,10 +14,12 @@ func TestParseEnvironment(t *testing.T) {
 	parsed = parseEnvironment([]string{
 		"VAR1=test",
 		"VAR2=test2",
+		"VAR3=test3=w/equals==",
 	})
 	assert.Equal(t, Environment{
 		"VAR1": "test",
 		"VAR2": "test2",
+		"VAR3": "test3=w/equals==",
 	}, parsed)
 }