diff --git a/fixtures/quoted.env b/fixtures/quoted.env
index ce77cfb..1092b76 100644
--- a/fixtures/quoted.env
+++ b/fixtures/quoted.env
@@ -8,3 +8,4 @@ OPTION_G=""
 OPTION_H="\n"
 OPTION_I="some multi-line text
 with \"escaped quotes\" and ${OPTION_A} variable"
+OPTION_J='some$pecial$1$2!*chars=qweq""e$$\$""'
diff --git a/gotenv.go b/gotenv.go
index 0d0e2d5..c4c1e50 100644
--- a/gotenv.go
+++ b/gotenv.go
@@ -198,17 +198,19 @@ func parseLine(s string, env Env, override bool) error {
 	key := rm[1]
 	val := rm[2]
 
+	// trim whitespace
+	val = strings.TrimSpace(val)
+
 	// determine if string has quote prefix
 	hdq := strings.HasPrefix(val, `"`)
 
 	// determine if string has single quote prefix
 	hsq := strings.HasPrefix(val, `'`)
 
-	// trim whitespace
-	val = strings.Trim(val, " ")
-
 	// remove quotes '' or ""
-	val = strings.Trim(val, `'"`)
+	if l := len(val); (hsq || hdq) && l >= 2 {
+		val = val[1 : l-1]
+	}
 
 	if hdq {
 		val = strings.ReplaceAll(val, `\n`, "\n")
@@ -222,8 +224,10 @@ func parseLine(s string, env Env, override bool) error {
 		return varReplacement(s, hsq, env, override)
 	}
 
-	val = varRgx.ReplaceAllStringFunc(val, fv)
-	val = parseVal(val, env, hdq, override)
+	if !hsq {
+		val = varRgx.ReplaceAllStringFunc(val, fv)
+		val = parseVal(val, env, hdq, override)
+	}
 
 	env[key] = val
 	return nil
diff --git a/gotenv_test.go b/gotenv_test.go
index 21c7148..4c08df1 100644
--- a/gotenv_test.go
+++ b/gotenv_test.go
@@ -199,6 +199,7 @@ THE SOFTWARE.`,
 			"OPTION_H": "\n",
 			"OPTION_I": `some multi-line text
 with "escaped quotes" and 1 variable`,
+			"OPTION_J": `some$pecial$1$2!*chars=qweq""e$$\$""`,
 		},
 	},
 	{