diff --git a/lib/main.js b/lib/main.js
index a893f79..794f3bf 100644
--- a/lib/main.js
+++ b/lib/main.js
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ function expandValue (value, processEnv, runningParsed) {
     }
 
     // if the result equaled what was in process.env and runningParsed then stop expanding
-    if (result === processEnv[key] && result === runningParsed[key]) {
+    if (result === runningParsed[key]) {
       break
     }