diff --git a/crates/nu-cli/src/env/environment.rs b/crates/nu-cli/src/env/environment.rs
index 08479477b..9194580a0 100644
--- a/crates/nu-cli/src/env/environment.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-cli/src/env/environment.rs
@@ -40,26 +40,23 @@ pub struct Environment {
 
 impl Environment {
     pub fn new() -> Environment {
-        let mut e = Environment {
+        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 {
             environment_vars: env,
             path_vars: path,
-        };
-        e.add_nurc();
-        e
+        }
     }
 
+    //Add env vars specified in the current dirs .nurc, if it exists.
     pub fn add_nurc(&mut self) {
         let key = "envtest";
         let value = "I am here!";
diff --git a/crates/nu-cli/src/env/environment_syncer.rs b/crates/nu-cli/src/env/environment_syncer.rs
index 50f644cf2..f7315dee6 100644
--- a/crates/nu-cli/src/env/environment_syncer.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-cli/src/env/environment_syncer.rs
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ impl EnvironmentSyncer {
     pub fn sync_env_vars(&mut self, ctx: &mut Context) {
         let mut environment = self.env.lock();
 
+        environment.add_nurc();
         if environment.env().is_some() {
             for (name, value) in ctx.with_host(|host| host.vars()) {
                 if name != "path" && name != "PATH" {
@@ -70,8 +71,6 @@ impl EnvironmentSyncer {
                 }
             }
         }
-
-        environment.add_nurc();
     }
 
     pub fn sync_path_vars(&mut self, ctx: &mut Context) {