diff --git a/examples/environment-variables/environment_variables.py b/examples/environment-variables/environment_variables.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a2018c430
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/environment-variables/environment_variables.py
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+import asyncio
+from typing import AsyncIterable
+
+from yapapi import Golem, Task, WorkContext
+from yapapi.log import enable_default_logger
+from yapapi.payload import vm
+
+
+async def worker(context: WorkContext, tasks: AsyncIterable[Task]):
+    async for task in tasks:
+        script = context.new_script()
+        future_result = script.run(
+            "/bin/sh", "-c", "echo ${TEST_VAR:=not captured}",
+            env={
+                "TEST_VAR": "captured",
+            }
+        )
+
+        yield script
+
+        task.accept_result(result=await future_result)
+
+
+async def main():
+    package = await vm.repo(
+        image_hash="d646d7b93083d817846c2ae5c62c72ca0507782385a2e29291a3d376",
+    )
+
+    tasks = [Task(data=None)]
+
+    async with Golem(budget=1.0, subnet_tag="public") as golem:
+        async for completed in golem.execute_tasks(worker, tasks, payload=package):
+            print('Environ variable in current run was:', completed.result.stdout)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    enable_default_logger(log_file="hello.log")
+
+    loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
+    task = loop.create_task(main())
+    loop.run_until_complete(task)
diff --git a/yapapi/script/command.py b/yapapi/script/command.py
index 3d8ae94aa..60f897b04 100644
--- a/yapapi/script/command.py
+++ b/yapapi/script/command.py
@@ -213,11 +213,11 @@ def __init__(
     def evaluate(self):
         capture = {"stdout": self.stdout.to_dict(), "stderr": self.stderr.to_dict()}
         return self._make_batch_command(
-            "run", entry_point=self.cmd, args=self.args, capture=capture
+            "run", entry_point=self.cmd, args=self.args, env=self.env, capture=capture
         )
 
     def __repr__(self):
-        return f"{super().__repr__()} {self.cmd} {self.args}"
+        return f"{super().__repr__()} {self.cmd} {self.args} {self.env}"
 
 
 StorageEvent = Union[DownloadStarted, DownloadFinished]