diff --git a/frontend/src/helpers/parseEnvVar.ts b/frontend/src/helpers/parseEnvVar.ts
index 6b056d5e9..d2e39899e 100644
--- a/frontend/src/helpers/parseEnvVar.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/helpers/parseEnvVar.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,10 @@ export const getKeyValue = (pastedContent: string, delimiters: string[]) => {
     }
   });
 
-  if (firstDelimiterIndex === -1) {
+  // Check if there's any content after the delimiter
+  const hasValueAfterDelimiter = pastedContent.length > firstDelimiterIndex + foundDelimiter.length;
+
+  if (firstDelimiterIndex === -1 || !hasValueAfterDelimiter) {
     return { key: pastedContent.trim(), value: "" };
   }