diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index 6a159f82..9f41fb79 100644
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ package config
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
-	"strings"
 )
 
 // Configer defines how to get and set value from configuration raw data.
@@ -107,17 +106,17 @@ func NewConfigData(adapterName string, data []byte) (Configer, error) {
 	return adapter.ParseData(data)
 }
 
-// ChooseRealValueForMap convert all string value with environment variable.
-func ChooseRealValueForMap(m map[string]interface{}) map[string]interface{} {
+// ExpandValueEnvForMap convert all string value with environment variable.
+func ExpandValueEnvForMap(m map[string]interface{}) map[string]interface{} {
 	for k, v := range m {
 		switch value := v.(type) {
 		case string:
-			m[k] = ChooseRealValue(value)
+			m[k] = ExpandValueEnv(value)
 		case map[string]interface{}:
-			m[k] = ChooseRealValueForMap(value)
+			m[k] = ExpandValueEnvForMap(value)
 		case map[string]string:
 			for k2, v2 := range value {
-				value[k2] = ChooseRealValue(v2)
+				value[k2] = ExpandValueEnv(v2)
 			}
 			m[k] = value
 		}
@@ -125,42 +124,48 @@ func ChooseRealValueForMap(m map[string]interface{}) map[string]interface{} {
 	return m
 }
 
-// ChooseRealValue returns value of convert with environment variable.
+// ExpandValueEnv returns value of convert with environment variable.
 //
-// Return environment variable if value start with "$$".
+// Return environment variable if value start with "${" and end with "}".
 // Return default value if environment variable is empty or not exist.
 //
-// It accept value formats "$$env" , "$$env||" , "$$env||defaultValue" , "defaultvalue".
+// It accept value formats "${env}" , "${env||}}" , "${env||defaultValue}" , "defaultvalue".
 // Examples:
-//	v1 := config.ChooseRealValue("$$GOPATH")			// return the GOPATH environment variable.
-//	v2 := config.ChooseRealValue("$$GOAsta||/usr/local/go/")	// return the default value "/usr/local/go/".
-//	v3 := config.ChooseRealValue("Astaxie")				// return the value "Astaxie".
-func ChooseRealValue(value string) (realValue string) {
+//	v1 := config.ExpandValueEnv("${GOPATH}")			// return the GOPATH environment variable.
+//	v2 := config.ExpandValueEnv("${GOAsta||/usr/local/go}")	// return the default value "/usr/local/go/".
+//	v3 := config.ExpandValueEnv("Astaxie")				// return the value "Astaxie".
+func ExpandValueEnv(value string) (realValue string) {
 	realValue = value
 
-	if value == "" {
+	vLen := len(value)
+	// 3 = ${}
+	if vLen < 3 {
+		return
+	}
+	// Need start with "${" and end with "}", then return.
+	if value[0] != '$' || value[1] != '{' || value[vLen-1] != '}' {
 		return
 	}
 
-	sign := "$$" // Environment variable identifier.
-	sep := "||"  // Environment variable and default value separator.
-
-	// Not use environment variable.
-	if strings.HasPrefix(value, sign) == false {
-		return
-	}
-
-	sepIndex := strings.Index(value, sep)
-	if sepIndex == -1 {
-		realValue = os.Getenv(string(value[len(sign):]))
-	} else {
-		realValue = os.Getenv(string(value[len(sign):sepIndex]))
-		// Find defalut value.
-		if realValue == "" {
-			realValue = string(value[sepIndex+len(sep):])
+	key := ""
+	defalutV := ""
+	// value start with "${"
+	for i := 2; i < vLen; i++ {
+		if value[i] == '|' && (i+1 < vLen && value[i+1] == '|') {
+			key = value[2:i]
+			defalutV = value[i+2 : vLen-1] // other string is default value.
+			break
+		} else if value[i] == '}' {
+			key = value[2:i]
+			break
 		}
 	}
 
+	realValue = os.Getenv(key)
+	if realValue == "" {
+		realValue = defalutV
+	}
+
 	return
 }
 
diff --git a/config/config_test.go b/config/config_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..15d6ffa6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/config_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+// Copyright 2016 beego Author. All Rights Reserved.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package config
+
+import (
+	"os"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestExpandValueEnv(t *testing.T) {
+
+	testCases := []struct {
+		item string
+		want string
+	}{
+		{"", ""},
+		{"$", "$"},
+		{"{", "{"},
+		{"{}", "{}"},
+		{"${}", ""},
+		{"${|}", ""},
+		{"${}", ""},
+		{"${{}}", ""},
+		{"${{||}}", "}"},
+		{"${pwd||}", ""},
+		{"${pwd||}", ""},
+		{"${pwd||}", ""},
+		{"${pwd||}}", "}"},
+		{"${pwd||{{||}}}", "{{||}}"},
+		{"${GOPATH}", os.Getenv("GOPATH")},
+		{"${GOPATH||}", os.Getenv("GOPATH")},
+		{"${GOPATH||root}", os.Getenv("GOPATH")},
+		{"${GOPATH_NOT||root}", "root"},
+		{"${GOPATH_NOT||||root}", "||root"},
+	}
+
+	for _, c := range testCases {
+		if got := ExpandValueEnv(c.item); got != c.want {
+			t.Errorf("expand value error, item %q want %q, got %q", c.item, c.want, got)
+		}
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/config/ini.go b/config/ini.go
index 1ec56238..53bd992d 100644
--- a/config/ini.go
+++ b/config/ini.go
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ func (ini *IniConfig) parseFile(name string) (*IniConfigContainer, error) {
 			val = bytes.Trim(val, `"`)
 		}
 
-		cfg.data[section][key] = ChooseRealValue(string(val))
+		cfg.data[section][key] = ExpandValueEnv(string(val))
 		if comment.Len() > 0 {
 			cfg.keyComment[section+"."+key] = comment.String()
 			comment.Reset()
diff --git a/config/ini_test.go b/config/ini_test.go
index a6a66198..83ff3668 100644
--- a/config/ini_test.go
+++ b/config/ini_test.go
@@ -42,20 +42,14 @@ needlogin = ON
 enableSession = Y
 enableCookie = N
 flag = 1
-path1 = $$GOPATH
-path2 = $$GOPATH||/home/go
-path3 = $$GOPATH$$GOPATH2||/home/go
-token1 = $$TOKEN
-token2 = $$TOKEN||
-token3 = $$TOKEN||astaxie
-token4 = token$$TOKEN
-token5 = $$TOKEN$$TOKEN||TOKEN
+path1 = ${GOPATH}
+path2 = ${GOPATH||/home/go}
 [demo]
 key1="asta"
 key2 = "xie"
 CaseInsensitive = true
 peers = one;two;three
-password = $$GOPATH
+password = ${GOPATH}
 `
 
 		keyValue = map[string]interface{}{
@@ -75,12 +69,6 @@ password = $$GOPATH
 			"flag":                  true,
 			"path1":                 os.Getenv("GOPATH"),
 			"path2":                 os.Getenv("GOPATH"),
-			"path3":                 "/home/go",
-			"token1":                "",
-			"token2":                "",
-			"token3":                "astaxie",
-			"token4":                "token$$TOKEN",
-			"token5":                "TOKEN",
 			"demo::key1":            "asta",
 			"demo::key2":            "xie",
 			"demo::CaseInsensitive": true,
diff --git a/config/json.go b/config/json.go
index 3b4569b8..a0d93210 100644
--- a/config/json.go
+++ b/config/json.go
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ func (js *JSONConfig) ParseData(data []byte) (Configer, error) {
 		x.data["rootArray"] = wrappingArray
 	}
 
-	x.data = ChooseRealValueForMap(x.data)
+	x.data = ExpandValueEnvForMap(x.data)
 
 	return x, nil
 }
diff --git a/config/json_test.go b/config/json_test.go
index 940916a1..24ff9644 100644
--- a/config/json_test.go
+++ b/config/json_test.go
@@ -86,25 +86,19 @@ func TestJson(t *testing.T) {
 "enableSession": "Y",
 "enableCookie": "N",
 "flag": 1,
-"path1": "$$GOPATH",
-"path2": "$$GOPATH||/home/go",
-"path3": "$$GOPATH$$GOPATH2||/home/go",
-"token1": "$$TOKEN",
-"token2": "$$TOKEN||",
-"token3": "$$TOKEN||astaxie",
-"token4": "token$$TOKEN",
-"token5": "$$TOKEN$$TOKEN||TOKEN",
+"path1": "${GOPATH}",
+"path2": "${GOPATH||/home/go}",
 "database": {
         "host": "host",
         "port": "port",
         "database": "database",
         "username": "username",
-        "password": "$$GOPATH",
+        "password": "${GOPATH}",
 		"conns":{
 			"maxconnection":12,
 			"autoconnect":true,
 			"connectioninfo":"info",
-			"root": "$$GOPATH"
+			"root": "${GOPATH}"
 		}
     }
 }`
@@ -126,12 +120,6 @@ func TestJson(t *testing.T) {
 			"flag":                            true,
 			"path1":                           os.Getenv("GOPATH"),
 			"path2":                           os.Getenv("GOPATH"),
-			"path3":                           "/home/go",
-			"token1":                          "",
-			"token2":                          "",
-			"token3":                          "astaxie",
-			"token4":                          "token$$TOKEN",
-			"token5":                          "TOKEN",
 			"database::host":                  "host",
 			"database::port":                  "port",
 			"database::database":              "database",
diff --git a/config/xml/xml.go b/config/xml/xml.go
index 63f3cb23..0c4e4d27 100644
--- a/config/xml/xml.go
+++ b/config/xml/xml.go
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ func (xc *Config) Parse(filename string) (config.Configer, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	x.data = config.ChooseRealValueForMap(d["config"].(map[string]interface{}))
+	x.data = config.ExpandValueEnvForMap(d["config"].(map[string]interface{}))
 	return x, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/config/xml/xml_test.go b/config/xml/xml_test.go
index 825f4d0d..d8a09a59 100644
--- a/config/xml/xml_test.go
+++ b/config/xml/xml_test.go
@@ -35,14 +35,8 @@ func TestXML(t *testing.T) {
 <runmode>dev</runmode>
 <autorender>false</autorender>
 <copyrequestbody>true</copyrequestbody>
-<path1>$$GOPATH</path1>
-<path2>$$GOPATH||/home/go</path2>
-<path3>$$GOPATH$$GOPATH2||/home/go</path3>
-<token1>$$TOKEN</token1>
-<token2>$$TOKEN||</token2>
-<token3>$$TOKEN||astaxie</token3>
-<token4>token$$TOKEN</token4>
-<token5>$$TOKEN$$TOKEN||TOKEN</token5>
+<path1>${GOPATH}</path1>
+<path2>${GOPATH||/home/go}</path2>
 </config>
 `
 		keyValue = map[string]interface{}{
@@ -55,12 +49,6 @@ func TestXML(t *testing.T) {
 			"copyrequestbody": true,
 			"path1":           os.Getenv("GOPATH"),
 			"path2":           os.Getenv("GOPATH"),
-			"path3":           "/home/go",
-			"token1":          "",
-			"token2":          "",
-			"token3":          "astaxie",
-			"token4":          "token$$TOKEN",
-			"token5":          "TOKEN",
 			"error":           "",
 			"emptystrings":    []string{},
 		}
diff --git a/config/yaml/yaml.go b/config/yaml/yaml.go
index 6a6f07c7..64e25cb3 100644
--- a/config/yaml/yaml.go
+++ b/config/yaml/yaml.go
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ func ReadYmlReader(path string) (cnf map[string]interface{}, err error) {
 		log.Println("Not a Map? >> ", string(buf), data)
 		cnf = nil
 	}
-	cnf = config.ChooseRealValueForMap(cnf)
+	cnf = config.ExpandValueEnvForMap(cnf)
 	return
 }
 
diff --git a/config/yaml/yaml_test.go b/config/yaml/yaml_test.go
index 0731778f..49cc1d1e 100644
--- a/config/yaml/yaml_test.go
+++ b/config/yaml/yaml_test.go
@@ -34,14 +34,8 @@ func TestYaml(t *testing.T) {
 "autorender": false
 "copyrequestbody": true
 "PATH": GOPATH
-"path1": $$GOPATH
-"path2": $$GOPATH||/home/go
-"path3": $$GOPATH$$GOPATH2||/home/go
-"token1": $$TOKEN
-"token2": $$TOKEN||
-"token3": $$TOKEN||astaxie
-"token4": token$$TOKEN
-"token5": $$TOKEN$$TOKEN||TOKEN
+"path1": ${GOPATH}
+"path2": ${GOPATH||/home/go}
 "empty": "" 
 `
 
@@ -56,12 +50,6 @@ func TestYaml(t *testing.T) {
 			"PATH":            "GOPATH",
 			"path1":           os.Getenv("GOPATH"),
 			"path2":           os.Getenv("GOPATH"),
-			"path3":           "/home/go",
-			"token1":          "",
-			"token2":          "",
-			"token3":          "astaxie",
-			"token4":          "token$$TOKEN",
-			"token5":          "TOKEN",
 			"error":           "",
 			"emptystrings":    []string{},
 		}