diff --git a/fsq_search.sh b/fsq_search.sh
index 7026b51..a6daa2c 100755
--- a/fsq_search.sh
+++ b/fsq_search.sh
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ do
 	if [[ "x$OPTION" == "x-" ]]
 	then
 		LONG_OPTION=$OPTARG
-		LONG_OPTARG=$(echo $LONG_OPTION | grep "=" | cut -d'=' -f2)
+		LONG_OPTARG=$(echo $LONG_OPTION | grep "=" | cut -d'=' -f2-)
 		LONG_OPTIND=-1
 		[[ "x$LONG_OPTARG" = "x" ]] && LONG_OPTIND=$OPTIND || LONG_OPTION=$(echo $OPTARG | cut -d'=' -f1)
 		[[ $LONG_OPTIND -ne -1 ]] && eval LONG_OPTARG="\$$LONG_OPTIND"
diff --git a/hampi-utilities.version b/hampi-utilities.version
index fa619f4..44944f6 100644
--- a/hampi-utilities.version
+++ b/hampi-utilities.version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-VERSION="2.1.9"
\ No newline at end of file
+VERSION="2.1.10"
\ No newline at end of file