diff --git a/env.go b/env.go
index c162fd1..db0a4d8 100644
--- a/env.go
+++ b/env.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"github.com/subosito/gotenv"
 	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"regexp"
 )
 
@@ -11,6 +12,49 @@ 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"))
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		} else {
+			return env, nil
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Handle multiple environment files
+	env := make(Env)
+	for _, file := range files {
+		tmpEnv, err := ReadEnv(file)
+
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+
+		// Merge the file I just read into the env.
+		for k, v := range tmpEnv {
+			env[k] = v
+		}
+	}
+	return env, nil
+}
+
 func ReadEnv(filename string) (Env, error) {
 	if _, err := os.Stat(filename); os.IsNotExist(err) {
 		return make(Env), nil
diff --git a/env_test.go b/env_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b52f44b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/env_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+package main
+
+import "testing"
+
+func TestMultipleEnvironmentFiles(t *testing.T) {
+	envs := []string{"fixtures/envs/.env1", "fixtures/envs/.env2"}
+	env, err := loadEnvs(envs)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Could not read environments: %s", err)
+	}
+
+	if env["env1"] == "" {
+		t.Fatalf("$env1 should be present and is not")
+	}
+
+	if env["env2"] == "" {
+		t.Fatalf("$env2 should be present and is not")
+	}
+}
diff --git a/fixtures/envs/.env1 b/fixtures/envs/.env1
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7be8251
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fixtures/envs/.env1
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+env1=present
diff --git a/fixtures/envs/.env2 b/fixtures/envs/.env2
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8f6a088
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fixtures/envs/.env2
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+env2=present
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 63ebba3..b1d7e3b 100644
--- a/start.go
+++ b/start.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ const shutdownGraceTime = 3 * time.Second
 var flagPort int
 var flagConcurrency string
 var flagRestart bool
+var envs envFiles
 
 var cmdStart = &Command{
 	Run:   runStart,
@@ -35,7 +36,7 @@ Examples:
 
 func init() {
 	cmdStart.Flag.StringVar(&flagProcfile, "f", "Procfile", "procfile")
-	cmdStart.Flag.StringVar(&flagEnv, "e", "", "env")
+	cmdStart.Flag.Var(&envs, "e", "env")
 	cmdStart.Flag.IntVar(&flagPort, "p", 5000, "port")
 	cmdStart.Flag.StringVar(&flagConcurrency, "c", "", "concurrency")
 	cmdStart.Flag.BoolVar(&flagRestart, "r", false, "restart")
@@ -180,19 +181,13 @@ func (f *Forego) startProcess(idx, procNum int, proc ProcfileEntry, env Env, of
 }
 
 func runStart(cmd *Command, args []string) {
-	root := filepath.Dir(flagProcfile)
-
-	if flagEnv == "" {
-		flagEnv = filepath.Join(root, ".env")
-	}
-
 	pf, err := ReadProcfile(flagProcfile)
 	handleError(err)
 
-	env, err := ReadEnv(flagEnv)
+	concurrency, err := parseConcurrency(flagConcurrency)
 	handleError(err)
 
-	concurrency, err := parseConcurrency(flagConcurrency)
+	env, err := loadEnvs(envs)
 	handleError(err)
 
 	of := NewOutletFactory()