diff --git a/src/Lish/Core.hs b/src/Lish/Core.hs
index 6bbc60c..b9edff8 100644
--- a/src/Lish/Core.hs
+++ b/src/Lish/Core.hs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import           Pipes
 import           Prelude                  (String, lines)
 import           Protolude                hiding (for, many, show, (<|>))
 import           System.Console.Haskeline
--- import           System.Environment       (getEnvironment)
+import           System.Environment       (getEnvironment)
 import           Text.Parsec              (ParseError)
 
 import           Lish.Eval
@@ -22,9 +22,8 @@ import           Lish.Types
 -- | Start an interactive lish shell
 runLish :: IO ()
 runLish = do
-  -- env <- toEnv <$> getEnvironment
-  -- runInputT defaultSettings (mainLoop env)
-  runInputT defaultSettings (mainLoop (toEnv []))
+  env <- toEnv <$> getEnvironment
+  runInputT defaultSettings (mainLoop env)
 
 -- | System Environment -> LISH Env
 toEnv :: [(String,String)] -> Env
diff --git a/src/Lish/InternalCommands.hs b/src/Lish/InternalCommands.hs
index 9a04293..828f329 100644
--- a/src/Lish/InternalCommands.hs
+++ b/src/Lish/InternalCommands.hs
@@ -63,7 +63,10 @@ getenv :: ReduceUnawareCommand
 getenv ((Atom varname):[]) = do
   hm <- get
   return $ fromMaybe Void (Map.lookup varname hm)
-getenv _ = evalErr "getenv need on atom as argument"
+getenv ((Str varname):[]) = do
+  hm <- get
+  return $ fromMaybe Void (Map.lookup varname hm)
+getenv _ = evalErr "getenv need on atom or a string as argument"
 
 -- | replace à la `sed s/old/new/g text`
 replace :: ReduceUnawareCommand