diff --git a/aconfig_test.go b/aconfig_test.go
index e9a350d..e86a04f 100644
--- a/aconfig_test.go
+++ b/aconfig_test.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package aconfig
 
 import (
 	"io/ioutil"
+	"net/url"
 	"os"
 	"reflect"
 	"strings"
@@ -1389,3 +1390,31 @@ func TestMapOfMap(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("want %v, got %v", want, got)
 	}
 }
+
+func TestBad(t *testing.T) {
+	type TestConfig struct {
+		Params url.Values
+	}
+	var cfg TestConfig
+	os.Setenv("PARAMS", "foo:bar")
+	defer os.Unsetenv("PARAMS")
+
+	loader := LoaderFor(&cfg, Config{
+		SkipFlags: true,
+	})
+	if err := loader.Load(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	p, err := url.ParseQuery("foo=bar")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	var want = TestConfig{
+		Params: p,
+	}
+
+	if got := cfg; !reflect.DeepEqual(want, got) {
+		t.Fatalf("want %v, got %v", want, got)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/reflection.go b/reflection.go
index 653ccf8..891a207 100644
--- a/reflection.go
+++ b/reflection.go
@@ -320,6 +320,7 @@ func (l *Loader) setMap(field *fieldData, value string) error {
 		}
 
 		fdv := l.newSimpleFieldData(reflect.New(field.field.Type.Elem()).Elem())
+		fdv.field.Type = field.field.Type.Elem()
 		if err := l.setFieldData(fdv, val); err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("incorrect map value %q: %w", val, err)
 		}