diff --git a/lib/forever/cli.js b/lib/forever/cli.js
index 34a5e6cf..33667095 100644
--- a/lib/forever/cli.js
+++ b/lib/forever/cli.js
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ var getOptions = cli.getOptions = function (file) {
         'sourceDir', 'workingDir', 'uid', 'watchDirectory', 'watchIgnore',
         'killTree', 'killSignal', 'id'
       ],
-      specialKeys = ['script', 'args'],
+      specialKeys = ['script', 'args', 'env'],
       configs;
 
   //