diff --git a/src/shiv/cli.py b/src/shiv/cli.py
index 8f5c93e..58b15cf 100644
--- a/src/shiv/cli.py
+++ b/src/shiv/cli.py
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ def find_entry_point(site_packages_dirs: List[Path], console_script: str) -> str
     :param console_script: A console_script string.
     """
 
-    config_parser = ConfigParser()
+    config_parser = ConfigParser(delimiters=("=",))
 
     for site_packages in site_packages_dirs:
         # noinspection PyTypeChecker
diff --git a/test/test_cli.py b/test/test_cli.py
index bd1af23..084a38f 100644
--- a/test/test_cli.py
+++ b/test/test_cli.py
@@ -61,6 +61,18 @@ def test_find_entry_point_two_points(self, tmpdir, package_location):
         install(["-t", str(tmpdir), str(package_location)])
         assert find_entry_point([Path(tmpdir)], "hello") == "hello:main"
 
+    def test_find_entry_point_with_colons_in_plugin_names(self, tmp_path):
+        metadata = tmp_path / "example.dist-info"
+        metadata.mkdir()
+        (metadata / "entry_points.txt").write_text(
+            "[console_scripts]\nhello = hello:main\n\n"
+            "[example.formatters]\n"
+            "{:.5f} = example:float_formatter\n"
+            "{:2.3e} = example:exponential_formatter\n"
+        )
+
+        assert find_entry_point([tmp_path], "hello") == "hello:main"
+
     def test_console_script_exists(self, tmp_path, package_location):
         """Test that we can check console_script presence."""
         install_dir = tmp_path / "install"