diff --git a/examples/grpc-samples/deploy-helpers.sh b/examples/grpc-samples/deploy-helpers.sh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..256fd5eac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/grpc-samples/deploy-helpers.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+export PROJECT_PATH="$( dirname $( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" &> /dev/null && pwd ) )"
+export PROJECT_ID="$( gcloud config get-value project --format="value(.)" )"
+export REGION="us-central1"
+
+if [[ -z "$PROJECT_ID" ]]; then
+  echo "Set a gcloud project (via gcloud config or CLOUDSDK_CORE_PROJECT)" >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+if ! python3 -c 'import cleverhans' &>/dev/null; then
+  echo "Run in project environment" >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+prompt_deploy() {
+  read -p "Deploy ${JOB_NAME} to ${PROJECT_ID} [y/N]? " -n 1 -r
+  if [[ ! "$REPLY" =~ ^[Yy]$ ]]; then
+    exit 1
+  fi
+  echo
+}
+
+build_dist() {
+  rm -rf build dist
+  python3 setup.py sdist
+}
+
+build_dovecotes() {
+  pushd "$PROJECT_PATH/dovecotes" &>/dev/null
+  build_dist &>/dev/null
+  popd &>/dev/null
+  ls "$PROJECT_PATH/dovecotes/dist/"dovecotes-*.tar.gz
+}
+
+deploy() {
+  if [[ -n "${DEBUG:=}" ]]; then
+    echo "$@"
+    exit 0
+  else
+    exec "$@"
+  fi
+}
diff --git a/examples/grpc-samples/services.md b/examples/grpc-samples/services.md
index 181c6fc14..81411e961 100644
--- a/examples/grpc-samples/services.md
+++ b/examples/grpc-samples/services.md
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ $ grpcurl \
 
 Resolve variables inside cell:
 
-```sh {"id":"01HNGQS6TV8YKQAKE0ZD7TZREH","promptEnv":"false","terminalRows":"15"}
+```sh {"id":"01HNGQS6TV8YKQAKE0ZD7TZREH","promptEnv":"false","terminalRows":"20"}
 $ grpcurl \
     -cacert /tmp/runme/tls/cert.pem \
     -cert /tmp/runme/tls/cert.pem \
@@ -63,3 +63,25 @@ $ grpcurl \
     -d @ \
     127.0.0.1:9999 runme.runner.v1.RunnerService/ResolveVars < resolve-vars.json
 ```
+
+### Complex script
+
+```javascript {"id":"01HNQWVXY92G9KC9VYB17EMNR4","interactive":"false"}
+const fs = require('node:fs')
+
+const bytes = fs.readFileSync('./deploy-helpers.sh')
+const payload = { script: bytes.toString('utf-8') }
+const serialized = JSON.stringify(payload)
+
+fs.writeFileSync('complex-script.json', serialized)
+console.log(serialized)
+```
+
+```sh {"id":"01HNQVQB1H16B9QNV49BR0EJYY","promptEnv":"false","terminalRows":"15"}
+grpcurl \
+    -cacert /tmp/runme/tls/cert.pem \
+    -cert /tmp/runme/tls/cert.pem \
+    -key /tmp/runme/tls/key.pem \
+    -d @ \
+    127.0.0.1:9999 runme.runner.v1.RunnerService/ResolveVars < complex-script.json
+```
diff --git a/internal/command/env_resolver.go b/internal/command/env_resolver.go
index 92d65ebd6..5f0a30921 100644
--- a/internal/command/env_resolver.go
+++ b/internal/command/env_resolver.go
@@ -103,7 +103,13 @@ func (r *EnvResolver) findOriginalValue(decl *syntax.DeclClause) string {
 	// export FOO="bar"
 	case *syntax.DblQuoted:
 		if len(part.Parts) == 1 {
-			return part.Parts[0].(*syntax.Lit).Value
+			p, ok := part.Parts[0].(*syntax.Lit)
+			// break for quoted stmt, ie non-literal
+			// export FOO="$( echo 'this is a test' )"
+			if !ok {
+				break
+			}
+			return p.Value
 		}
 	// export FOO='bar'
 	case *syntax.SglQuoted:
diff --git a/internal/command/env_resolver_test.go b/internal/command/env_resolver_test.go
index d448597c6..4b725c6da 100644
--- a/internal/command/env_resolver_test.go
+++ b/internal/command/env_resolver_test.go
@@ -78,6 +78,13 @@ func TestEnvResolverParsing(t *testing.T) {
 				{Name: "TEST_VALUE_EXPR"},
 			},
 		},
+		{
+			name: "double quoted value expression",
+			data: `export TEST_DBL_QUOTE_VALUE_EXPR="$(echo -n 'value')"`,
+			result: []*EnvResolverResult{
+				{Name: "TEST_DBL_QUOTE_VALUE_EXPR"},
+			},
+		},
 		{
 			name: "default value",
 			data: `export TEST_DEFAULT_VALUE=${TEST_DEFAULT_VALUE:-value}`,