diff --git a/SandboxiePlus/SandMan/Wizards/NewBoxWizard.cpp b/SandboxiePlus/SandMan/Wizards/NewBoxWizard.cpp
index 2f012b7d..2f92b503 100644
--- a/SandboxiePlus/SandMan/Wizards/NewBoxWizard.cpp
+++ b/SandboxiePlus/SandMan/Wizards/NewBoxWizard.cpp
@@ -144,10 +144,10 @@ SB_STATUS CNewBoxWizard::TryToCreateBox()
             }
             if (removeDefaultAll) {
                 for (const QString& bLine : boxSettingsLines) {
-                    QStringList bParts = bLine.split("=", Qt::SkipEmptyParts);
-                    if (bParts.size() == 2) {
-                        QString bKey = bParts[0].trimmed();
-                        QString bValue = bParts[1].trimmed();
+                    int bParts = bLine.indexOf("=", Qt::SkipEmptyParts);
+                    if (bParts != -1) {
+                        QString bKey = bLine.mid(0, bParts).trimmed();
+                        QString bValue = bLine.mid(bParts + 1).trimmed();
                         if (bKey.compare(ENABLED_PREFIX, Qt::CaseInsensitive) != 0 && bKey.compare(CFGLVL_PREFIX) != 0) { // Do not remove Enabled and ConfigLevel
                             pBox->DelValue(bKey, bValue);
                         }
@@ -165,12 +165,12 @@ SB_STATUS CNewBoxWizard::TryToCreateBox()
         }
         else if (sharedTemplateMode == 2) { // Append to config
             for (const QString& tLine : templateSettings.split("\n", Qt::SkipEmptyParts)) {
-                QStringList tParts = tLine.split("=", Qt::SkipEmptyParts);
-                if (tParts.size() != 2) {
-                    continue; // Skip lines that don't have exactly one '=' character
+                int tParts = tLine.indexOf("=", Qt::SkipEmptyParts);
+                if (tParts == -1) {
+                    continue; // Skip lines that don't have at least one '=' character.
                 }
-                QString tKey = tParts[0].trimmed();
-                QString tValue = tParts[1].trimmed();
+                QString tKey = tLine.mid(0, tParts).trimmed();
+                QString tValue = tLine.mid(tParts + 1).trimmed();
 
                 if (tKey.compare(ENABLED_PREFIX, Qt::CaseInsensitive) == 0 || tKey.startsWith(TMPL_PREFIX) || tKey.startsWith("#") || tKey.endsWith(BOX_DISABLED_SUFFIX)) {
                     continue; // Skip lines that start or end with one of these