diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 73559751..bae0fbff 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+.env
 .sass-cache/
 cmd/geocode-test/geocode-test
 cmd/passwordgen/passwordgen
diff --git a/start-flogo.sh b/start-flogo.sh
index 8c6cbdf2..e01f68fd 100755
--- a/start-flogo.sh
+++ b/start-flogo.sh
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 #!/run/current-system/sw/bin/bash
-# normal
-export $(cat /var/run/secrets/nidus-dev-sync-env | xargs) && BIND=127.0.0.1:9002 FLOGO_BIND=:9001 FLOGO_UPSTREAM=http://127.0.0.1:9001 VERBOSE=1 ../flogo/flogo -target .
 # MITM proxy
-#export $(cat /var/run/secrets/nidus-dev-sync-env | xargs) && BIND=127.0.0.1:9001 FLOGO_BIND=:9000 FLOGO_UPSTREAM=http://127.0.0.1:9001 MITM_PROXY=http://127.0.0.1:8080 ../flogo/flogo -target .
-# verbose
-#export $(cat /var/run/secrets/nidus-dev-sync-env | xargs) && BIND=127.0.0.1:9001 FLOGO_BIND=:9000 FLOGO_UPSTREAM=http://127.0.0.1:9001 FLOGO_VERBOSE=1 ../flogo/flogo -target .
-# no TUI
-#export $(cat /var/run/secrets/nidus-dev-sync-env | xargs) && BIND=127.0.0.1:9001 FLOGO_BIND=:9000 FLOGO_DISABLE_TUI=1 FLOGO_UPSTREAM=http://127.0.0.1:9001 ../flogo/flogo -target .
+#MITM_PROXY=http://127.0.0.1:8080
+# Flogo verbose
+#FLOGO_VERBOSE=1
+# No flogo TUI
+#FLOGO_DISABLE_TUI=1
+
+export $(cat /var/run/secrets/nidus-dev-sync-env | xargs) && 
+	export $(cat .env | xargs) && \
+	../flogo/flogo -target .
diff --git a/start-nidus-sync.sh b/start-nidus-sync.sh
index 40a769ed..71686319 100755
--- a/start-nidus-sync.sh
+++ b/start-nidus-sync.sh
@@ -9,7 +9,9 @@
 # export $(cat /var/run/secrets/nidus-dev-sync-env | xargs) && ./nidus-sync -prod 2>&1 | tee nidus-sync.log
 #
 # force production environment, but with debug logging
- export $(cat /var/run/secrets/nidus-dev-sync-env | xargs) && VERBOSE=1 ./nidus-sync -prod 2>&1 | tee nidus-sync.log
+ export $(cat /var/run/secrets/nidus-dev-sync-env | xargs) && \
+	export $(cat .env | xargs) && \
+	./nidus-sync -prod 2>&1 | tee nidus-sync.log
 #
 # Use nix build output, force production environment
 #export $(cat /var/run/secrets/nidus-dev-sync-env | xargs) && ./result/bin/nidus-sync -prod 2>&1 | tee nidus-sync.log