diff --git a/cli/providers/providers.go b/cli/providers/providers.go
index 5e93066ac6..fb32d2000f 100644
--- a/cli/providers/providers.go
+++ b/cli/providers/providers.go
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@ package providers
 
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
-	"go.mondoo.com/cnquery/v11/utils/piped"
-	"go.mondoo.com/ranger-rpc/status"
 	"os"
 	"strings"
 
@@ -21,6 +19,8 @@ import (
 	"go.mondoo.com/cnquery/v11/providers-sdk/v1/plugin"
 	"go.mondoo.com/cnquery/v11/providers-sdk/v1/recording"
 	"go.mondoo.com/cnquery/v11/types"
+	"go.mondoo.com/cnquery/v11/utils/piped"
+	"go.mondoo.com/ranger-rpc/status"
 )
 
 type Command struct {
@@ -318,35 +318,22 @@ func attachFlags(flagset *pflag.FlagSet, flags []plugin.Flag) {
 	}
 }
 
-func getFlagValue(flag plugin.Flag, cmd *cobra.Command) *llx.Primitive {
+func getFlagValue(flag plugin.Flag) *llx.Primitive {
 	switch flag.Type {
 	case plugin.FlagType_Bool:
-		v, err := cmd.Flags().GetBool(flag.Long)
-		if err == nil {
-			return llx.BoolPrimitive(v)
-		}
-		log.Warn().Err(err).Msg("failed to get flag " + flag.Long)
+		return llx.BoolPrimitive(viper.GetBool(flag.Long))
 	case plugin.FlagType_Int:
-		if v, err := cmd.Flags().GetInt(flag.Long); err == nil {
-			return llx.IntPrimitive(int64(v))
-		}
+		return llx.IntPrimitive(viper.GetInt64(flag.Long))
 	case plugin.FlagType_String:
-		if v, err := cmd.Flags().GetString(flag.Long); err == nil {
-			return llx.StringPrimitive(v)
-		}
+		return llx.StringPrimitive(viper.GetString(flag.Long))
 	case plugin.FlagType_List:
-		if v, err := cmd.Flags().GetStringSlice(flag.Long); err == nil {
-			return llx.ArrayPrimitiveT(v, llx.StringPrimitive, types.String)
-		}
+		return llx.ArrayPrimitiveT(viper.GetStringSlice(flag.Long), llx.StringPrimitive, types.String)
 	case plugin.FlagType_KeyValue:
-		if v, err := cmd.Flags().GetStringToString(flag.Long); err == nil {
-			return llx.MapPrimitiveT(v, llx.StringPrimitive, types.String)
-		}
+		return llx.MapPrimitiveT(viper.GetStringMapString(flag.Long), llx.StringPrimitive, types.String)
 	default:
 		log.Warn().Msg("unknown flag type for " + flag.Long)
 		return nil
 	}
-	return nil
 }
 
 func setConnector(provider *plugin.Provider, connector *plugin.Connector, run func(*cobra.Command, *providers.Runtime, *plugin.ParseCLIRes), cmd *cobra.Command) {
@@ -421,7 +408,7 @@ func setConnector(provider *plugin.Provider, connector *plugin.Connector, run fu
 				continue
 			}
 
-			if v := getFlagValue(flag, cmd); v != nil {
+			if v := getFlagValue(flag); v != nil {
 				flagVals[flag.Long] = v
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/test/providers/os_test.go b/test/providers/os_test.go
index cc029498c6..05d69b1722 100644
--- a/test/providers/os_test.go
+++ b/test/providers/os_test.go
@@ -4,15 +4,16 @@
 package providers
 
 import (
-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
-	"go.mondoo.com/cnquery/v11/test"
 	"log"
 	"os"
 	"os/exec"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"sync"
 	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+	"go.mondoo.com/cnquery/v11/test"
 )
 
 var once sync.Once
@@ -185,3 +186,43 @@ func TestOsProviderSharedTests(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+func TestProvidersEnvVarsLoading(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("command WITHOUT path should not find any package", func(t *testing.T) {
+		r := test.NewCliTestRunner("./cnquery", "run", "fs", "-c", mqlPackagesQuery, "-j")
+		err := r.Run()
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.Equal(t, 0, r.ExitCode())
+		assert.NotNil(t, r.Stdout())
+		assert.NotNil(t, r.Stderr())
+
+		var c mqlPackages
+		err = r.Json(&c)
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+		// No packages
+		assert.Empty(t, c)
+	})
+	t.Run("command WITH path should find packages", func(t *testing.T) {
+		os.Setenv("MONDOO_PATH", "./testdata/fs")
+		defer os.Unsetenv("MONDOO_PATH")
+		// Note we are not passing the flag "--path ./testdata/fs"
+		r := test.NewCliTestRunner("./cnquery", "run", "fs", "-c", mqlPackagesQuery, "-j")
+		err := r.Run()
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.Equal(t, 0, r.ExitCode())
+		assert.NotNil(t, r.Stdout())
+		assert.NotNil(t, r.Stderr())
+
+		var c mqlPackages
+		err = r.Json(&c)
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+		// Should have packages
+		if assert.NotEmpty(t, c) {
+			x := c[0]
+			assert.NotNil(t, x.Packages)
+			assert.True(t, len(x.Packages) > 0)
+		}
+	})
+}