diff --git a/pkg/loader/compose/compose_test.go b/pkg/loader/compose/compose_test.go
index d9d081291a..763714eb68 100644
--- a/pkg/loader/compose/compose_test.go
+++ b/pkg/loader/compose/compose_test.go
@@ -16,7 +16,12 @@ limitations under the License.
 
 package compose
 
-import "testing"
+import (
+	"os"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/kubernetes-incubator/kompose/pkg/kobject"
+)
 
 // Test if service types are parsed properly on user input
 // give a service type and expect correct input
@@ -41,3 +46,45 @@ func TestHandleServiceType(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+func TestLoadEnvVar(t *testing.T) {
+	ev1 := []string{"foo=bar"}
+	rs1 := kobject.EnvVar{
+		Name:  "foo",
+		Value: "bar",
+	}
+	ev2 := []string{"foo:bar"}
+	rs2 := kobject.EnvVar{
+		Name:  "foo",
+		Value: "bar",
+	}
+	ev3 := []string{"foo"}
+	rs3 := kobject.EnvVar{
+		Name:  "foo",
+		Value: "",
+	}
+	ev4 := []string{"osfoo"}
+	rs4 := kobject.EnvVar{
+		Name:  "osfoo",
+		Value: "osbar",
+	}
+
+	tests := []struct {
+		envvars []string
+		results kobject.EnvVar
+	}{
+		{ev1, rs1},
+		{ev2, rs2},
+		{ev3, rs3},
+		{ev4, rs4},
+	}
+
+	os.Setenv("osfoo", "osbar")
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		result := loadEnvVars(tt.envvars)
+		if result[0] != tt.results {
+			t.Errorf("Expected %q, got %q", tt.results, result[0])
+		}
+	}
+}