diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index aa6317b6..0385beb8 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@
 yb
 .DS_Store
 release
+.vscode
diff --git a/cli/exec.go b/cli/exec.go
index ee1908fb..4b6572ce 100644
--- a/cli/exec.go
+++ b/cli/exec.go
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ func (b *ExecCmd) Execute(_ context.Context, f *flag.FlagSet, _ ...interface{})
 	log.ActiveSection("Environment")
 	log.Infof("Setting environment variables...")
 	for _, property := range instructions.Exec.Environment["default"] {
-		s := strings.Split(property, "=")
+		s := strings.SplitN(property, "=", 2)
 		if len(s) == 2 {
 			buildData.SetEnv(s[0], s[1])
 		}