diff --git a/src/test/java/tests/BasicTests.java b/src/test/java/tests/BasicTests.java
index 4d09703..0c04cdd 100644
--- a/src/test/java/tests/BasicTests.java
+++ b/src/test/java/tests/BasicTests.java
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ class BasicTests {
         put("MY_TEST_EV1", "my test ev 1");
         put("MY_TEST_EV2", "my test ev 2");
         put("WITHOUT_VALUE", "");
-        put("MULTI_LINE", "hello\nworld\nmulti");
+        put("MULTI_LINE", "hello\nworld\n# not a comment\nmulti");
         put("TWO_LINE", "hello\nworld");
         put("TRAILING_COMMENT", "value");
         put("QUOTED_VALUE", "iH4>hb_d0#_GN8d]6");
diff --git a/src/test/resources/.env b/src/test/resources/.env
index dec25bf..1150e18 100644
--- a/src/test/resources/.env
+++ b/src/test/resources/.env
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ MY_TEST_EV2=my test ev 2
 WITHOUT_VALUE=
 MULTI_LINE="hello
 world
+# not a comment
 multi"
 TWO_LINE="hello
 world"
diff --git a/src/test/resources/env b/src/test/resources/env
index a3ed802..4753556 100644
--- a/src/test/resources/env
+++ b/src/test/resources/env
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ MY_TEST_EV2=my test ev 2
 WITHOUT_VALUE=
 MULTI_LINE="hello
 world
+# not a comment
 multi"
 TWO_LINE="hello
 world"