diff --git a/crates/nu-cli/src/env/environment.rs b/crates/nu-cli/src/env/environment.rs
index d0286e1a7..08479477b 100644
--- a/crates/nu-cli/src/env/environment.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-cli/src/env/environment.rs
@@ -40,10 +40,24 @@ pub struct Environment {
 
 impl Environment {
     pub fn new() -> Environment {
-        Environment {
+        let mut e = Environment {
             environment_vars: None,
             path_vars: None,
-        }
+        };
+        e.add_nurc();
+        e
+    }
+
+    pub fn from_config<T: Conf>(configuration: &T) -> Environment {
+        let env = configuration.env();
+        let path = configuration.path();
+
+        let mut e = Environment {
+            environment_vars: env,
+            path_vars: path,
+        };
+        e.add_nurc();
+        e
     }
 
     pub fn add_nurc(&mut self) {
@@ -56,16 +70,6 @@ impl Environment {
         self.add_env(key, value);
     }
 
-    pub fn from_config<T: Conf>(configuration: &T) -> Environment {
-        let env = configuration.env();
-        let path = configuration.path();
-
-        Environment {
-            environment_vars: env,
-            path_vars: path,
-        }
-    }
-
     pub fn morph<T: Conf>(&mut self, configuration: &T) {
         self.environment_vars = configuration.env();
         self.path_vars = configuration.path();