diff --git a/__tests__/utils.test.ts b/__tests__/utils.test.ts
index 43337465..3eab1960 100644
--- a/__tests__/utils.test.ts
+++ b/__tests__/utils.test.ts
@@ -97,12 +97,9 @@ describe('Utils tests', () => {
     const runner_dir: string = process.env['RUNNER_TOOL_CACHE'] || '';
     const script_path: string = path.join(runner_dir, 'test.sh');
     await utils.writeScript('test.sh', testString);
-    await fs.readFile(
-      script_path,
-      function (error: Error | null, data: Buffer) {
-        expect(testString).toBe(data.toString());
-      }
-    );
+    fs.readFile(script_path, function (error: Error | null, data: Buffer) {
+      expect(testString).toBe(data.toString());
+    });
     await cleanup(script_path);
   });
 
@@ -135,6 +132,17 @@ describe('Utils tests', () => {
       'b=3, 4',
       'c=5'
     ]);
+    expect(await utils.CSVArray('\'a=1,2\', "b=3, 4", c=5, d=~e~')).toEqual([
+      'a=1,2',
+      'b=3, 4',
+      'c=5',
+      "d='~e~'"
+    ]);
+    expect(await utils.CSVArray('a=\'1,2\', b="3, 4", c=5')).toEqual([
+      'a=1,2',
+      'b=3, 4',
+      'c=5'
+    ]);
     expect(await utils.CSVArray('')).toEqual([]);
     expect(await utils.CSVArray(' ')).toEqual([]);
   });
diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index e1272644..142be1b8 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -1285,7 +1285,7 @@ async function CSVArray(values_csv) {
                 return value
                     .trim()
                     .replace(/^["']|["']$|(?<==)["']/g, '')
-                    .replace(/=(.*[?{}|&~![()^]+.*)/, "='$1'");
+                    .replace(/=(((?!E_).)*[?{}|&~![()^]+((?!E_).)+)/, "='$1'");
             })
                 .filter(Boolean);
     }
diff --git a/src/utils.ts b/src/utils.ts
index c88f339b..8f74ccf8 100644
--- a/src/utils.ts
+++ b/src/utils.ts
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ export async function CSVArray(values_csv: string): Promise<Array<string>> {
           return value
             .trim()
             .replace(/^["']|["']$|(?<==)["']/g, '')
-            .replace(/=(.*[?{}|&~![()^]+.*)/, "='$1'");
+            .replace(/=(((?!E_).)*[?{}|&~![()^]+((?!E_).)+)/, "='$1'");
         })
         .filter(Boolean);
   }