diff --git a/bosun.yaml b/bosun.yaml
index c216881..c077b2d 100644
--- a/bosun.yaml
+++ b/bosun.yaml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ appRefs: {}
 apps:
 - name: bosun
   repo: naveego/bosun
-  version: 0.8.3
+  version: 0.8.4
   images: []
   scripts:
   - name: publish
diff --git a/cmd/env.go b/cmd/env.go
index a376725..b8251fa 100644
--- a/cmd/env.go
+++ b/cmd/env.go
@@ -15,10 +15,12 @@
 package cmd
 
 import (
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"github.com/naveego/bosun/pkg"
 	"github.com/naveego/bosun/pkg/bosun"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+	"github.com/spf13/viper"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
@@ -88,15 +90,21 @@ var envCmd = addCommand(rootCmd, &cobra.Command{
 	cmd.Flags().Bool(ArgEnvCurrent, false, "Write script for setting current environment.")
 })
 
-var envNameCmd = &cobra.Command{
+var envNameCmd = addCommand(envCmd, &cobra.Command{
 	Use:   "name",
 	Short: "Prints the name of the current environment.",
-	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
-		b := mustGetBosun()
-		e := b.GetCurrentEnvironment()
-		fmt.Println(e.Name)
+	RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+		config, err := bosun.LoadWorkspaceNoImports(viper.GetString(ArgBosunConfigFile))
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		if config.CurrentEnvironment == "" {
+			return errors.New("no current environment set")
+		}
+		fmt.Println(config.CurrentEnvironment)
+		return nil
 	},
-}
+})
 
 var envListCmd = addCommand(envCmd, &cobra.Command{
 	Use:   "list",
diff --git a/pkg/bosun/workspace.go b/pkg/bosun/workspace.go
index 6ee7bda..9af1781 100644
--- a/pkg/bosun/workspace.go
+++ b/pkg/bosun/workspace.go
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ type State struct {
 	Microservices map[string]AppState
 }
 
-func LoadWorkspace(path string) (*Workspace, error) {
+func LoadWorkspaceNoImports(path string) (*Workspace, error) {
 	defaultPath := os.ExpandEnv("$HOME/.bosun/bosun.yaml")
 	if path == "" {
 		path = defaultPath
@@ -91,6 +91,17 @@ func LoadWorkspace(path string) (*Workspace, error) {
 		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "loading root config")
 	}
 
+	return c, nil
+
+}
+
+func LoadWorkspace(path string) (*Workspace, error) {
+
+	c, err := LoadWorkspaceNoImports(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
 	err = c.importFromPaths(path, c.Imports)
 
 	if err != nil {