@@ -226,6 +226,18 @@ func ParseRun(args []string, capabilities *Capabilities) (*Config, *HostConfig,

 		}

 	}

+	envs := []string{}

+

+	for _, env := range flEnv {

+		arr := strings.Split(env, "=")

+		if len(arr) > 1 {

+			envs = append(envs, env)

+		} else {

+			v := os.Getenv(env)

+			envs = append(envs, env+"="+v)

+		}

+	}

+

 	var binds []string

 	// add any bind targets to the list of container volumes

@@ -298,7 +310,7 @@ func ParseRun(args []string, capabilities *Capabilities) (*Config, *HostConfig,

 		AttachStdin:     flAttach.Get("stdin"),

 		AttachStdout:    flAttach.Get("stdout"),

 		AttachStderr:    flAttach.Get("stderr"),

-		Env:             flEnv,

+		Env:             envs,

 		Cmd:             runCmd,

 		Dns:             flDns,

 		Image:           image,

@@ -973,14 +973,14 @@ func TestTty(t *testing.T) {

 }

 func TestEnv(t *testing.T) {

+	os.Setenv("TRUE", "false")

 	runtime := mkRuntime(t)

 	defer nuke(runtime)

-	container, _, err := runtime.Create(&Config{

-		Image: GetTestImage(runtime).ID,

-		Cmd:   []string{"env"},

-	},

-		"",

-	)

+	config, _, _, err := ParseRun([]string{"-e=FALSE=true", "-e=TRUE", GetTestImage(runtime).ID, "env"}, nil)

+	if err != nil {

+		t.Fatal(err)

+	}

+	container, _, err := runtime.Create(config, "")

 	if err != nil {

 		t.Fatal(err)

 	}

@@ -1010,6 +1010,8 @@ func TestEnv(t *testing.T) {

 		"HOME=/",

 		"container=lxc",

 		"HOSTNAME=" + container.ShortID(),

+		"FALSE=true",

+		"TRUE=false",

 	}

 	sort.Strings(goodEnv)

 	if len(goodEnv) != len(actualEnv) {