diff --git a/src/utils/index.ts b/src/utils/index.ts
index 1b8280a..5197a9a 100644
--- a/src/utils/index.ts
+++ b/src/utils/index.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ export const cleanEmptyString = (value: string) => {
   return value === '""' ? '' : value;
 };
 
+export const cleanKey = (key: string) => {
+  return key?.replace('export', '');
+};
+
 export const parseLineAsKeyValue = (
   line: string
 ): [string, string | number] => {
@@ -17,7 +21,7 @@ export const parseLineAsKeyValue = (
       .filter(Boolean)
       .map(p => p.replace(/\s+/g, '')) || [];
 
-  return [key, !isNaN(+value) ? +value : cleanEmptyString(value)];
+  return [cleanKey(key), !isNaN(+value) ? +value : cleanEmptyString(value)];
 };
 
 export const cleanValue = (value: string | number) => {
diff --git a/test/fixtures/simple.env b/test/fixtures/simple.env
index 67ec1b9..dbc984f 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/simple.env
+++ b/test/fixtures/simple.env
@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@ OTHER_VAR=
 PREFILLED_VAR=42
    BADLY_SPACED_VAR    =    here
 EMPTY_STRING=""
+export EXPORTED_VAR=3
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/fixtures/simple.ts b/test/fixtures/simple.ts
index b7c662e..a3f60f4 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/simple.ts
+++ b/test/fixtures/simple.ts
@@ -4,4 +4,5 @@ export const constants = {
   PREFILLED_VAR: 42,
   BADLY_SPACED_VAR: 'here',
   EMPTY_STRING: '',
+  EXPORTED_VAR: 3,
 };
diff --git a/test/get-env-vars.test.ts b/test/get-env-vars.test.ts
index f0886c3..d6bce85 100644
--- a/test/get-env-vars.test.ts
+++ b/test/get-env-vars.test.ts
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ describe('[getEnvVars]', () => {
       BADLY_SPACED_VAR: 'here',
       PREFILLED_VAR: 42,
       EMPTY_STRING: '',
+      EXPORTED_VAR: 3,
     });
   });
 });