diff --git a/lib/puppet/util/ini_file.rb b/lib/puppet/util/ini_file.rb
index 39775a5..bc2ce54 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/util/ini_file.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/util/ini_file.rb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ module Util
   class IniFile
 
     @@SECTION_REGEX = /^\s*\[([^\]]*)\]\s*$/
-    @@SETTING_REGEX = /^(\s*)([^\[#;][\w\d\.\\\/\-\s\[\]\']*[\w\d\.\\\/\-\]])([ \t]*=[ \t]*)([\S\s]*?)\s*$/
+    @@SETTING_REGEX = /^(\s*)([\w\d\.\\\/\-\s\[\]\']*[\w\d\.\\\/\-\]])([ \t]*=[ \t]*)([\S\s]*?)\s*$/
     @@COMMENTED_SETTING_REGEX = /^(\s*)[#;]+(\s*)([^\[]*[\w\d\.\\\/\-]+[\w\d\.\\\/\-\[\]\']+)([ \t]*=[ \t]*)([\S\s]*?)\s*$/
 
     def initialize(path, key_val_separator = ' = ')
diff --git a/spec/unit/puppet/util/ini_file_spec.rb b/spec/unit/puppet/util/ini_file_spec.rb
index 8e8da9c..b68fb09 100644
--- a/spec/unit/puppet/util/ini_file_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/puppet/util/ini_file_spec.rb
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ baz=bazvalue
  ; yet another comment
  zot = multi word value
  xyzzy['thing1']['thing2']=xyzzyvalue
+ l=git log
       EOS
       template.split("\n")
     }
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ baz=bazvalue
       subject.get_value("section2", "baz").should == "bazvalue"
       subject.get_value("section2", "zot").should == "multi word value"
       subject.get_value("section2", "xyzzy['thing1']['thing2']").should == "xyzzyvalue"
+      subject.get_value("section2", "l").should == "git log"
     end
 
   end