diff --git a/dyana/loaders/settings.py b/dyana/loaders/settings.py
index 305ea79..b802dba 100644
--- a/dyana/loaders/settings.py
+++ b/dyana/loaders/settings.py
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ def _parse_arg_name_from(self, name: str, args: list[str]) -> str | None:
                 return arg
 
             elif arg.startswith(f"{arg_name}="):
-                return arg.split("=")[1]
+                return arg.split("=", 1)[1]
 
         return arg_name if found_pre else None
 
diff --git a/dyana/loaders/settings_test.py b/dyana/loaders/settings_test.py
index 68da9a7..7303a96 100644
--- a/dyana/loaders/settings_test.py
+++ b/dyana/loaders/settings_test.py
@@ -38,6 +38,25 @@ def test_parse_args() -> None:
     assert parsed_args[1] == ParsedArgument(name="data", value="/path/to/data", volume=True)
 
 
+def test_parse_args_with_equals_in_value() -> None:
+    settings = LoaderSettings(
+        description="test loader", args=[LoaderArgument(name="package", description="Package expression")]
+    )
+
+    for args in (["--package", "offline-demo==1.2"], ["--package=offline-demo==1.2"]):
+        assert settings.parse_args(args) == [ParsedArgument(name="package", value="offline-demo==1.2")]
+
+
+def test_parse_build_args_with_equals_in_value() -> None:
+    settings = LoaderSettings(description="test loader", build_args={"extra-requirements": "EXTRA_REQUIREMENTS"})
+
+    for args in (
+        ["--extra-requirements", "offline-demo==1.2 another==2.3"],
+        ["--extra-requirements=offline-demo==1.2 another==2.3"],
+    ):
+        assert settings.parse_build_args(args) == {"EXTRA_REQUIREMENTS": "offline-demo==1.2 another==2.3"}
+
+
 def test_parse_args_with_default() -> None:
     settings = LoaderSettings(
         description="test loader", args=[LoaderArgument(name="model", description="Model to use", default="gpt2")]