diff --git a/cli/app/cmd.go b/cli/app/cmd.go
index 6420c967..eb4ebcc0 100644
--- a/cli/app/cmd.go
+++ b/cli/app/cmd.go
@@ -74,13 +74,17 @@ Example:
 
 			logrus.Debugf("--local detected, running %s on local work station", cmdName)
 
+			var exportEnv string
+			for k, v := range app.Env {
+				exportEnv = exportEnv + fmt.Sprintf("%s='%s'; ", k, v)
+			}
 			var sourceAndExec string
 			if hasCmdArgs {
 				logrus.Debugf("parsed following command arguments: %s", parsedCmdArgs)
-				sourceAndExec = fmt.Sprintf("TARGET=local; APP_NAME=%s; STACK_NAME=%s; . %s; %s %s", app.Name, app.StackName(), abraSh, cmdName, parsedCmdArgs)
+				sourceAndExec = fmt.Sprintf("TARGET=local; APP_NAME=%s; STACK_NAME=%s; %s . %s; %s %s", app.Name, app.StackName(), exportEnv, abraSh, cmdName, parsedCmdArgs)
 			} else {
 				logrus.Debug("did not detect any command arguments")
-				sourceAndExec = fmt.Sprintf("TARGET=local; APP_NAME=%s; STACK_NAME=%s; . %s; %s", app.Name, app.StackName(), abraSh, cmdName)
+				sourceAndExec = fmt.Sprintf("TARGET=local; APP_NAME=%s; STACK_NAME=%s; %s . %s; %s", app.Name, app.StackName(), exportEnv, abraSh, cmdName)
 			}
 
 			cmd := exec.Command("/bin/sh", "-c", sourceAndExec)