diff --git a/sources/ysfx_parse.cpp b/sources/ysfx_parse.cpp
index a340c1f..8ce3fb8 100644
--- a/sources/ysfx_parse.cpp
+++ b/sources/ysfx_parse.cpp
@@ -149,7 +149,8 @@ void ysfx_parse_header(ysfx_section_t *section, ysfx_header_t &header)
             header.out_pins.push_back(ysfx::trim(rest, &ysfx::ascii_isspace));
         }
         else if (unprefix(linep, &rest, "options:")) {
-            for (const std::string &opt : ysfx::split_strings_noempty(rest, &ysfx::ascii_isspace)) {
+            auto option_line = ysfx::trim_spaces_around_equals(rest);
+            for (const std::string &opt : ysfx::split_strings_noempty(option_line.c_str(), &ysfx::ascii_isspace)) {
                 size_t pos = opt.find('=');
                 std::string name = (pos == opt.npos) ? opt : opt.substr(0, pos);
                 std::string value = (pos == opt.npos) ? std::string{} : opt.substr(pos + 1);
diff --git a/sources/ysfx_utils.cpp b/sources/ysfx_utils.cpp
index 2a0a674..cfab4cc 100644
--- a/sources/ysfx_utils.cpp
+++ b/sources/ysfx_utils.cpp
@@ -259,6 +259,20 @@ char *strdup_using_new(const char *src)
     return dst;
 }
 
+std::string trim_spaces_around_equals(const char* input) {
+    auto output = std::string(input);
+    for (size_t i = 0; (i = output.find('=', i)) != std::string::npos; ) {
+        size_t start = i;
+        while (start > 0 && std::isspace(output[start - 1])) --start;
+        size_t end = i + 1;
+        while (end < output.size() && std::isspace(output[end])) ++end;
+        output.replace(start, end - start, "=");
+        i = start + 1;
+    }
+
+    return output;
+}
+
 string_list split_strings_noempty(const char *input, bool(*pred)(char))
 {
     string_list list;
diff --git a/sources/ysfx_utils.hpp b/sources/ysfx_utils.hpp
index 86a4dc6..de7f558 100644
--- a/sources/ysfx_utils.hpp
+++ b/sources/ysfx_utils.hpp
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ uint32_t latin1_toupper(uint32_t c);
 uint32_t latin1_tolower(uint32_t c);
 char *strdup_using_new(const char *src);
 string_list split_strings_noempty(const char *input, bool(*pred)(char));
+std::string trim_spaces_around_equals(const char* input);
 std::string trim(const char *input, bool(*pred)(char));
 
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/tests/ysfx_test_integration.cpp b/tests/ysfx_test_integration.cpp
index 662197e..faf8082 100644
--- a/tests/ysfx_test_integration.cpp
+++ b/tests/ysfx_test_integration.cpp
@@ -169,6 +169,7 @@ TEST_CASE("integration", "[integration]")
         compile_and_check("desc:test" "\noptions:gfx_hz=45334954317053419571340971349057134051345\nout_pin:output\n@init\n", 30);
         compile_and_check("desc:test" "\noptions:gfx_hz=invalid\nout_pin:output\n@init\n", 30);
         compile_and_check("desc:test" "\nout_pin:output\n@init\n", 30);
+        compile_and_check("desc:test" "\nout_pin:output\n@init\n", 30);
     }    
 
     SECTION("pre_alloc none")
@@ -256,4 +257,32 @@ TEST_CASE("integration", "[integration]")
 
         REQUIRE(ysfx_calculate_used_mem(fx.get()) == 13434880);  // Note that this always rounds to the next full block
     };
+
+    SECTION("multi_config")
+    {
+        auto compile_and_check = [](const char *text, uint32_t ref_value, bool want_meter) {
+            scoped_new_dir dir_fx("${root}/Effects");
+            scoped_new_txt file_main("${root}/Effects/example.jsfx", text);
+        
+            ysfx_config_u config{ysfx_config_new()};
+            ysfx_u fx{ysfx_new(config.get())};
+
+            REQUIRE(ysfx_load_file(fx.get(), file_main.m_path.c_str(), 0));
+            REQUIRE(ysfx_compile(fx.get(), 0));
+
+            REQUIRE(ysfx_get_requested_framerate(fx.get()) == ref_value);
+            REQUIRE(ysfx_wants_meters(fx.get()) == want_meter);
+        };
+
+        compile_and_check("desc:test" "\noptions:gfx_hz=60 no_meter\nout_pin:output\n@init\n", 60, false);
+        compile_and_check("desc:test" "\noptions:no_meter gfx_hz=60\nout_pin:output\n@init\n", 60, false);
+        compile_and_check("desc:test" "\noptions:no_meter gfx_hz  =  60\nout_pin:output\n@init\n", 60, false);
+        compile_and_check("desc:test" "\noptions:no_meter gfx_hz=  60\nout_pin:output\n@init\n", 60, false);
+        compile_and_check("desc:test" "\noptions:no_meter gfx_hz  =60\nout_pin:output\n@init\n", 60, false);
+        compile_and_check("desc:test" "\noptions:=\nout_pin:output\n@init\n", 30, true);
+        compile_and_check("desc:test" "\noptions:= = = = =\nout_pin:output\n@init\n", 30, true);
+        compile_and_check("desc:test" "\noptions:\nout_pin:output\n@init\n", 30, true);
+        compile_and_check("desc:test" "\noptions:gfx_hz=60\nout_pin:output\n@init\n", 60, true);
+        compile_and_check("desc:test" "\noptions:gfx_hz=60\noptions:no_meter\nout_pin:output\n@init\n", 60, false);
+    }  
 }