diff --git a/providers/env/env.go b/providers/env/env.go
index 5ec252bf..edd8e33b 100644
--- a/providers/env/env.go
+++ b/providers/env/env.go
@@ -94,5 +94,9 @@ func (e *Env) Read() (map[string]interface{}, error) {
 
 	}
 
-	return maps.Unflatten(mp, e.delim), nil
+	if e.delim != "" {
+		return maps.Unflatten(mp, e.delim), nil
+	}
+
+	return mp, nil
 }