diff --git a/examples/config/src/lib/ini.sh b/examples/config/src/lib/ini.sh
index 8b2df57e..752d02c6 100644
--- a/examples/config/src/lib/ini.sh
+++ b/examples/config/src/lib/ini.sh
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ ini_load() {
     elif [[ $line =~ $key_regex ]]; then
       key="${BASH_REMATCH[1]}"
       value="${BASH_REMATCH[2]}"
-      [[ $value == *\$* ]] && eval "value=\"$value\""
+      [[ $value == *\$* ]] && value=$(envsubst <<<"$value")
       ini["${section}${key}"]="$value"
     fi
   done <"$ini_file"
diff --git a/examples/ini/src/lib/ini.sh b/examples/ini/src/lib/ini.sh
index 8b2df57e..752d02c6 100644
--- a/examples/ini/src/lib/ini.sh
+++ b/examples/ini/src/lib/ini.sh
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ ini_load() {
     elif [[ $line =~ $key_regex ]]; then
       key="${BASH_REMATCH[1]}"
       value="${BASH_REMATCH[2]}"
-      [[ $value == *\$* ]] && eval "value=\"$value\""
+      [[ $value == *\$* ]] && value=$(envsubst <<<"$value")
       ini["${section}${key}"]="$value"
     fi
   done <"$ini_file"
diff --git a/lib/bashly/libraries/ini/ini.sh b/lib/bashly/libraries/ini/ini.sh
index 8b2df57e..752d02c6 100644
--- a/lib/bashly/libraries/ini/ini.sh
+++ b/lib/bashly/libraries/ini/ini.sh
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ ini_load() {
     elif [[ $line =~ $key_regex ]]; then
       key="${BASH_REMATCH[1]}"
       value="${BASH_REMATCH[2]}"
-      [[ $value == *\$* ]] && eval "value=\"$value\""
+      [[ $value == *\$* ]] && value=$(envsubst <<<"$value")
       ini["${section}${key}"]="$value"
     fi
   done <"$ini_file"