diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 6af632f..11ef2b9 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ include = ["/README.md", "/Makefile", "/pytest_examples", "/tests"]
 
 [project]
 name = "pytest-examples"
-version = "0.0.14"
+version = "0.0.15"
 description = "Pytest plugin for testing examples in docstrings and markdown files."
 authors = [
     {name = "Samuel Colvin", email = "s@muelcolvin.com"},
diff --git a/pytest_examples/find_examples.py b/pytest_examples/find_examples.py
index 9f6523f..123bb8d 100644
--- a/pytest_examples/find_examples.py
+++ b/pytest_examples/find_examples.py
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ def prefix_settings(self) -> dict[str, str]:
         This works on the format `py foo="bar" spam="with space"`.
         """
         settings = {}
-        for m in re.finditer(r'(\S+?)=([\'"])(.+?)\2', self.prefix):
+        for m in re.finditer(r'([^{\s]+?)=([\'"])(.+?)\2', self.prefix):
             settings[m.group(1)] = m.group(3)
         return settings
 
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index 788970b..80b43d2 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ wheels = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "pytest-examples"
-version = "0.0.14"
+version = "0.0.15"
 source = { editable = "." }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "black" },