diff --git a/pyhocon/config_parser.py b/pyhocon/config_parser.py
index 9e202362..27366a5c 100644
--- a/pyhocon/config_parser.py
+++ b/pyhocon/config_parser.py
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ def include_config(token):
 
         value_expr = number_expr | true_expr | false_expr | null_expr | string_expr
 
-        include_expr = (Keyword("include", caseless=True).suppress() - (
+        include_expr = (Keyword("include", caseless=True).suppress() + (
             quoted_string | (
                 (Keyword('url') | Keyword('file')) - Literal('(').suppress() - quoted_string - Literal(')').suppress()))) \
             .setParseAction(include_config)
diff --git a/tests/test_config_parser.py b/tests/test_config_parser.py
index a0927f1b..72d01147 100644
--- a/tests/test_config_parser.py
+++ b/tests/test_config_parser.py
@@ -1153,6 +1153,16 @@ def test_include_substitution(self):
             assert config['x'] == 42
             assert config['y'] == 42
 
+    def test_var_with_include_keyword(self):
+        config = ConfigFactory.parse_string(
+            """
+            include-database=true
+            """)
+
+        assert config == {
+            'include-database': True
+        }
+
     def test_substitution_override(self):
         config = ConfigFactory.parse_string(
             """