diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index cb025111..db007f21 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 jc changelog
 
+20200805 v1.13.4
+- Updae crontab and crontab-u parsers to tighten up variable detection
+
 20200804 v1.13.3
 - Updae ping parser for Raspberry Pi compatibility
 
diff --git a/jc/parsers/crontab.py b/jc/parsers/crontab.py
index ec73640e..a155dded 100644
--- a/jc/parsers/crontab.py
+++ b/jc/parsers/crontab.py
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ def parse(data, raw=False, quiet=False):
         # Pop any variable assignment lines
         cron_var = []
         for i, line in reversed(list(enumerate(cleandata))):
-            if '=' in line:
+            if '=' in line and not line.strip()[0].isdigit() and not line.strip()[0] == '@':
                 var_line = cleandata.pop(i)
                 var_name = var_line.split('=', maxsplit=1)[0].strip()
                 var_value = var_line.split('=', maxsplit=1)[1].strip()
diff --git a/jc/parsers/crontab_u.py b/jc/parsers/crontab_u.py
index 150501c2..0b3484c2 100644
--- a/jc/parsers/crontab_u.py
+++ b/jc/parsers/crontab_u.py
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ import jc.parsers.universal
 
 
 class info():
-    version = '1.3'
+    version = '1.5'
     description = 'crontab file parser with user support'
     author = 'Kelly Brazil'
     author_email = 'kellyjonbrazil@gmail.com'
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ def parse(data, raw=False, quiet=False):
         # Pop any variable assignment lines
         cron_var = []
         for i, line in reversed(list(enumerate(cleandata))):
-            if '=' in line:
+            if '=' in line and not line.strip()[0].isdigit() and not line.strip()[0] == '@':
                 var_line = cleandata.pop(i)
                 var_name = var_line.split('=', maxsplit=1)[0].strip()
                 var_value = var_line.split('=', maxsplit=1)[1].strip()
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/debian10/crontab-u.json b/tests/fixtures/debian10/crontab-u.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9113e3b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/fixtures/debian10/crontab-u.json
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{"variables": [], "schedule": [{"minute": ["30"], "hour": ["3"], "day_of_month": ["*"], "month": ["*"], "day_of_week": ["0"], "user": "root", "command": "test -e /run/systemd/system || SERVICE_MODE=1 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/e2fsprogs/e2scrub_all_cron"}, {"minute": ["10"], "hour": ["3"], "day_of_month": ["*"], "month": ["*"], "day_of_week": ["*"], "user": "root", "command": "test -e /run/systemd/system || SERVICE_MODE=1 /sbin/e2scrub_all -A -r"}]}
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/debian10/crontab-u.out b/tests/fixtures/debian10/crontab-u.out
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..711b0b29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/fixtures/debian10/crontab-u.out
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+30 3 * * 0 root test -e /run/systemd/system || SERVICE_MODE=1 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/e2fsprogs/e2scrub_all_cron
+10 3 * * * root test -e /run/systemd/system || SERVICE_MODE=1 /sbin/e2scrub_all -A -r
diff --git a/tests/test_crontab_u.py b/tests/test_crontab_u.py
index ca36e7bc..e191599d 100644
--- a/tests/test_crontab_u.py
+++ b/tests/test_crontab_u.py
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ class MyTests(unittest.TestCase):
         with open(os.path.join(THIS_DIR, os.pardir, 'tests/fixtures/centos-7.7/crontab-u.out'), 'r', encoding='utf-8') as f:
             self.centos_7_7_crontab_u = f.read()
 
+        with open(os.path.join(THIS_DIR, os.pardir, 'tests/fixtures/debian10/crontab-u.out'), 'r', encoding='utf-8') as f:
+            self.debian10_crontab_u = f.read()
+
         # output
         with open(os.path.join(THIS_DIR, os.pardir, 'tests/fixtures/ubuntu-18.04/crontab-u.json'), 'r', encoding='utf-8') as f:
             self.ubuntu_18_4_crontab_u_json = json.loads(f.read())
@@ -23,6 +26,9 @@ class MyTests(unittest.TestCase):
         with open(os.path.join(THIS_DIR, os.pardir, 'tests/fixtures/centos-7.7/crontab-u.json'), 'r', encoding='utf-8') as f:
             self.centos_7_7_crontab_u_json = json.loads(f.read())
 
+        with open(os.path.join(THIS_DIR, os.pardir, 'tests/fixtures/debian10/crontab-u.json'), 'r', encoding='utf-8') as f:
+            self.debian10_crontab_u_json = json.loads(f.read())
+
     def test_crontab_u_nodata(self):
         """
         Test 'crontab' with no data (has a user field)
@@ -41,6 +47,12 @@ class MyTests(unittest.TestCase):
         """
         self.assertEqual(jc.parsers.crontab_u.parse(self.centos_7_7_crontab_u, quiet=True), self.centos_7_7_crontab_u_json)
 
+    def test_crontab_u_debian10(self):
+        """
+        Test 'crontab' on Debian10 (has a user field)
+        """
+        self.assertEqual(jc.parsers.crontab_u.parse(self.debian10_crontab_u, quiet=True), self.debian10_crontab_u_json)
+
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     unittest.main()