diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e5cb862..97f57a1 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "forever-service",
-  "version": "0.4.4",
+  "version": "0.4.5",
   "preferGlobal": "true",
   "description": "Provision node script as a service via forever, allowing it to automatically start on boot, working across various Linux distros and OS",
   "main": "lib/api.js",
diff --git a/templates/sysvinit/initd.template b/templates/sysvinit/initd.template
index 04d2975..2ab2d63 100644
--- a/templates/sysvinit/initd.template
+++ b/templates/sysvinit/initd.template
@@ -23,6 +23,13 @@
 #	CLI {{cli}}
 #	Working Directory {{cwd}}
 
+#Setup Environment variables (if any)
+{%- if envVarsArray|default(false) %}
+{%- for v in envVarsArray %}
+export {{ v }}
+{%- endfor %}
+{%- endif %}
+
 # Check if any of $pid (could be plural) are running
 PIDFILE="/var/run/{{service}}.pid"
 LOGFILE="/var/log/{{service}}.log"
@@ -88,7 +95,6 @@ start() {
 	ulimit -u 32000
 	{% endif %}
 
-	{{envVars|default('')}} \
 	{{foreverPath}}forever \
 	--pidFile $PIDFILE \
 	-a \