diff --git a/osgar/record.py b/osgar/record.py
index 77d85988a..e71b71bba 100644
--- a/osgar/record.py
+++ b/osgar/record.py
@@ -22,9 +22,14 @@ def __init__(self, config, logger):
         self.modules = {}
 
         self.bus = Bus(logger)
+        env = config.get('env')
         for module_name, module_config in config['modules'].items():
             klass = get_class_by_name(module_config['driver'])
-            self.modules[module_name] = klass(module_config.get('init', {}), bus=self.bus.handle(module_name))
+            module_config_init = module_config.get('init', {})
+            if env is not None:
+                assert 'env' not in module_config_init, module_config_init
+                module_config_init['env'] = env.copy()
+            self.modules[module_name] = klass(module_config_init, bus=self.bus.handle(module_name))
 
         for sender, receiver in config['links']:
             self.bus.connect(sender, receiver, self.modules)
@@ -66,6 +71,10 @@ def request_stop(self, signum=None, frame=None): # pylint: disable=unused-argume
 
 def record(config, log_prefix, log_filename=None, duration_sec=None):
     with LogWriter(prefix=log_prefix, filename=log_filename, note=str(sys.argv)) as log:
+        # fill system variables
+        if 'env' in config['robot']:
+            for k in list(config['robot']['env'].keys()):
+                config['robot']['env'][k] = os.getenv(k)
         log.write(0, bytes(str(config), 'ascii'))
         g_logger.info(log.filename)
         with Recorder(config=config['robot'], logger=log) as recorder:
diff --git a/osgar/replay.py b/osgar/replay.py
index 470fb00d6..669019fca 100644
--- a/osgar/replay.py
+++ b/osgar/replay.py
@@ -64,8 +64,11 @@ def replay(args, application=None):
 
     driver_name = module_config['driver']
     module_class = get_class_by_name(driver_name)
-    module_instance = module_class(module_config.get('init', {}), bus=bus)
-
+    module_config_init = module_config.get('init', {})
+    env = config['robot'].get('env')
+    if env is not None:
+        module_config_init['env'] = env
+    module_instance = module_class(module_config_init, bus=bus)
     bus.node = module_instance # needed for slots
     return module_instance
 
diff --git a/osgar/test_record.py b/osgar/test_record.py
index a1de9b550..17060111f 100644
--- a/osgar/test_record.py
+++ b/osgar/test_record.py
@@ -9,12 +9,15 @@
 import tempfile
 import sys
 
-from osgar.record import Recorder
+from osgar.record import Recorder, record
 
 
 class Sleeper:
 
     def __init__(self, cfg, bus):
+        # dedicated part for test of environment variables
+        if cfg.get('assert_env'):
+            assert 'env' in cfg, cfg
         self.e = threading.Event()
 
     def start(self):
@@ -132,5 +135,47 @@ def test_sigint_shell(self):
                 self.assertEqual(len(stderr.splitlines()), 1, stderr)
             os.unlink(log_filename)
 
+    def test_config_env(self):
+        config = {
+            'version': 2,
+            'robot': {
+                'env': {
+                    'OSGAR_LOG_PREFIX': None
+                },
+                'modules': {
+                    "app": {
+                        "driver": "osgar.test_record:Sleeper",
+                        "init": {
+                            'assert_env': True
+                        }
+                    },
+                }, 'links':[]
+            }
+        }
+        record(config, 'log-env-', duration_sec=0.1)
+
+    def test_config_env_assert(self):
+        config = {
+            'version': 2,
+            'robot': {
+                'env': {
+                    'OSGAR_LOGS_PREFIX': None
+                },
+                'modules': {
+                    "app": {
+                        "driver": "osgar.test_record:Sleeper",
+                        "init": {
+                            'assert_env': True,
+                            'env': 'This will collide -> intentionally assert'
+                        }
+                    },
+                }, 'links':[]
+            }
+        }
+        with self.assertRaises(AssertionError) as err:
+            record(config, 'log-env2-', duration_sec=0.1)
+        self.assertEqual(str(err.exception),
+                         "{'assert_env': True, 'env': 'This will collide -> intentionally assert'}")
+
 
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