**Symfony version(s) affected**: 4.2.8 **Description** Dotenv returns error for valid environment variable syntax. **How to reproduce** 1. Add variable to .env like `FOOBAR="${FOOBAR:=production}"` 2. Run `./bin/console cache:clear` **Error**: `Script cache:clear --no-warmup --env %PUBLIC_DIR% returned with error code 255` `Fatal error: Uncaught Symfony\Component\Dotenv\Exception\FormatException: Unclosed braces on variable expansion in "/export/home/dave/Projects/iprd/4.2/iprd-tools/.env" ...${SYMFONY_ENV:=dev} ` **Bash test of .env file works as expected** $ unset FOOBAR $ . .env $ echo $FOOBAR production