diff --git a/tests/.env b/tests/.env
index 33256d44..7706469d 100644
--- a/tests/.env
+++ b/tests/.env
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ SINGLE_QUOTES_SPACED='    single quotes    '
 DOUBLE_QUOTES="double_quotes"
 DOUBLE_QUOTES_SPACED="    double quotes    "
 DOUBLE_QUOTES_INSIDE_SINGLE='double "quotes" work inside single quotes'
+DOUBLE_QUOTES_WITH_NO_SPACE_BRACKET="{ port: $MONGOLAB_PORT}"
 SINGLE_QUOTES_INSIDE_DOUBLE="single 'quotes' work inside double quotes"
 BACKTICKS_INSIDE_SINGLE='`backticks` work inside single quotes'
 BACKTICKS_INSIDE_DOUBLE="`backticks` work inside double quotes"
diff --git a/tests/test-parse.js b/tests/test-parse.js
index 544a7282..50e95b2c 100644
--- a/tests/test-parse.js
+++ b/tests/test-parse.js
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ t.equal(parsed.DOUBLE_QUOTES_SPACED, '    double quotes    ', 'respects surround
 
 t.equal(parsed.DOUBLE_QUOTES_INSIDE_SINGLE, 'double "quotes" work inside single quotes', 'respects double quotes inside single quotes')
 
+t.equal(parsed.DOUBLE_QUOTES_WITH_NO_SPACE_BRACKET, '{ port: $MONGOLAB_PORT}', 'respects spacing for badly formed brackets')
+
 t.equal(parsed.SINGLE_QUOTES_INSIDE_DOUBLE, "single 'quotes' work inside double quotes", 'respects single quotes inside double quotes')
 
 t.equal(parsed.BACKTICKS_INSIDE_SINGLE, '`backticks` work inside single quotes', 'respects backticks inside single quotes')