2 files changed, 9 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/src/parse/mod.rs b/src/parse/mod.rs
index 853580d..f8de732 100644
--- a/src/parse/mod.rs
+++ b/src/parse/mod.rs
@@ -520,6 +520,9 @@ impl Parse for ExpString {
                         continue;
                     }
 
+                    if delim == b' ' {
+                        already_parsed = true;
+                    }
                     continue;
                 }
 
diff --git a/src/parse/test.rs b/src/parse/test.rs
index 2ea3f9c..e1c2077 100644
--- a/src/parse/test.rs
+++ b/src/parse/test.rs
@@ -37,8 +37,10 @@ fn string_concat() {
 
 #[test]
 fn simple_string() {
-    parse_test(
-        parse(b"foo"),
-        pipes([cmd([estr(b"foo")])]),
-    );
+    parse_test(parse(b"foo"), pipes([cmd([estr(b"foo")])]));
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn simple_var() {
+    parse_test(parse(b"$foo"), pipes([cmd([str([var(b"foo")])])]));
 }