2 files changed, 12 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/parse/mod.rs b/src/parse/mod.rs
index 7a514e5..cec9551 100644
--- a/src/parse/mod.rs
+++ b/src/parse/mod.rs
@@ -516,6 +516,10 @@ impl Parse for ExpString {
                 }
 
                 add_char(p, x);
+
+                if delim == b' ' {
+                    already_parsed = true;
+                }
             }
 
             if b.has() && b"\"'".contains(&b.peek()) {
diff --git a/src/parse/test.rs b/src/parse/test.rs
index 9a7e359..2ea3f9c 100644
--- a/src/parse/test.rs
+++ b/src/parse/test.rs
@@ -34,3 +34,11 @@ fn string_concat() {
         pipes([cmd([estr(b"foobarbaz")])]),
     );
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn simple_string() {
+    parse_test(
+        parse(b"foo"),
+        pipes([cmd([estr(b"foo")])]),
+    );
+}