diff --git a/src/laminar.cpp b/src/laminar.cpp
index 0860afe..d22f17b 100644
--- a/src/laminar.cpp
+++ b/src/laminar.cpp
@@ -460,6 +460,14 @@ void Laminar::assignNewJobs() {
                 if(fs::exists(cfgDir/"after"))
                     run->addScript((cfgDir/"after").string());
 
+                // add environment files
+                if(fs::exists(cfgDir/"env"))
+                    run->addEnv((cfgDir/"env").string());
+                if(fs::exists(cfgDir/"nodes"/node.name/"env"))
+                    run->addEnv((cfgDir/"nodes"/node.name/"env").string());
+                if(fs::exists(cfgDir/"jobs"/run->name/"env"))
+                    run->addEnv((cfgDir/"jobs"/run->name/"env").string());
+
                 KJ_LOG(INFO, "Queued job to node", run->name, run->build, node.name);
 
                 // notify clients
diff --git a/src/run.cpp b/src/run.cpp
index 0a3cc71..1b27aed 100644
--- a/src/run.cpp
+++ b/src/run.cpp
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 /// along with Laminar.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>
 ///
 #include "run.h"
-
+#include "conf.h"
 #include <iostream>
 #include <kj/debug.h>
 
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
 #include <boost/filesystem.hpp>
 namespace fs = boost::filesystem;
 
-
 std::string to_string(const RunState& rs) {
     switch(rs) {
     case RunState::PENDING: return "pending";
@@ -47,8 +46,8 @@ Run::Run() {
 
 Run::~Run() {
     KJ_DBG("Run destroyed");
-    //delete log;
 }
+
 std::string Run::reason() const {
     if(!parentName.empty()) {
         return std::string("Triggered by upstream ") + parentName + " #" + std::to_string(parentBuild);
@@ -81,6 +80,13 @@ bool Run::step() {
 
             chdir(wd.c_str());
 
+            for(std::string file : env) {
+                StringMap vars = parseConfFile(file.c_str());
+                for(auto& it : vars) {
+                    setenv(it.first.c_str(), it.second.c_str(), true);
+                }
+            }
+
             setenv("PATH", PATH.c_str(), true);
             setenv("lBuildNum", buildNum.c_str(), true);
             setenv("lJobName", name.c_str(), true);
@@ -110,6 +116,9 @@ bool Run::step() {
 void Run::addScript(std::string script) {
     scripts.push(script);
 }
+void Run::addEnv(std::string path) {
+    env.push_back(path);
+}
 void Run::reaped(int status) {
     procStatus = status;
 }
diff --git a/src/run.h b/src/run.h
index f1334ea..0e20d92 100644
--- a/src/run.h
+++ b/src/run.h
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 
 #include <string>
 #include <queue>
+#include <list>
 #include <functional>
 #include <ostream>
 #include <unordered_map>
@@ -57,6 +58,9 @@ public:
     // adds a script to the queue of scripts to be executed by this run
     void addScript(std::string script);
 
+    // adds an environment file that will be sourced before this run
+    void addEnv(std::string path);
+
     // called when a process owned by this run has been reaped. The status
     // may be used to set the run's job status
     void reaped(int status);
@@ -85,6 +89,7 @@ public:
 private:
     std::queue<std::string> scripts;
     std::string currentScript;
+    std::list<std::string> env;
 };