diff --git a/env.go b/env.go
index 6c48af5..db0a4d8 100644
--- a/env.go
+++ b/env.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"github.com/subosito/gotenv"
 	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"regexp"
 )
 
@@ -11,6 +12,22 @@ var envEntryRegexp = regexp.MustCompile("^([A-Za-z_0-9]+)=(.*)$")
 
 type Env map[string]string
 
+type envFiles []string
+
+func (e *envFiles) String() string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%s", *e)
+}
+
+func (e *envFiles) Set(value string) error {
+	*e = append(*e, fullPath(value))
+	return nil
+}
+
+func fullPath(file string) string {
+	root := filepath.Dir(".")
+	return filepath.Join(root, file)
+}
+
 func loadEnvs(files []string) (Env, error) {
 	if len(files) == 0 {
 		env, err := ReadEnv(fullPath(".env"))
diff --git a/run.go b/run.go
index 230428c..54b23ed 100644
--- a/run.go
+++ b/run.go
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"os"
-	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
 )
 
@@ -19,8 +18,10 @@ Examples:
 `,
 }
 
+var runEnvs envFiles
+
 func init() {
-	cmdRun.Flag.StringVar(&flagEnv, "e", ".env", "env")
+	cmdRun.Flag.Var(&runEnvs, "e", "env")
 }
 
 func runRun(cmd *Command, args []string) {
@@ -32,11 +33,8 @@ func runRun(cmd *Command, args []string) {
 	if err != nil {
 		handleError(err)
 	}
-	if flagEnv == "" {
-		flagEnv = filepath.Join(workDir, ".env")
-	}
 
-	env, err := ReadEnv(flagEnv)
+	env, err := loadEnvs(runEnvs)
 	handleError(err)
 
 	const interactive = true
diff --git a/start.go b/start.go
index 224b9d8..b1d7e3b 100644
--- a/start.go
+++ b/start.go
@@ -14,17 +14,6 @@ import (
 
 const shutdownGraceTime = 3 * time.Second
 
-type envFiles []string
-
-func (e *envFiles) String() string {
-	return fmt.Sprintf("%s", *e)
-}
-
-func (e *envFiles) Set(value string) error {
-	*e = append(*e, fullPath(value))
-	return nil
-}
-
 var flagPort int
 var flagConcurrency string
 var flagRestart bool
@@ -191,11 +180,6 @@ func (f *Forego) startProcess(idx, procNum int, proc ProcfileEntry, env Env, of
 	}()
 }
 
-func fullPath(file string) string {
-	root := filepath.Dir(".")
-	return filepath.Join(root, file)
-}
-
 func runStart(cmd *Command, args []string) {
 	pf, err := ReadProcfile(flagProcfile)
 	handleError(err)