diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e77c675c..873e8e41 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # v1.2.0
 
- - Add `interval` option for `retries` which allows to execute a retry after a given period of time. I.e. `interval: 50ms`
+- Add reading envrionment variables from shell
+- Add `interval` option for `retries` which allows to execute a retry after a given period of time. I.e. `interval: 50ms`
 
 # v1.1.0
 
diff --git a/docs/manual.md b/docs/manual.md
index f5d8e5c8..724d2f92 100644
--- a/docs/manual.md
+++ b/docs/manual.md
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ config: # Config for all tests
     dir: /tmp #Set working directory
     env: # Environment variables
         KEY: global
+        PATH_FROM_SHELL: ${PATH} # Read an env variable from the current shell
     timeout: 5000 # Timeout in ms
     retries: 2 # Define retries for each test
     
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/command_test.go b/pkg/cmd/command_test.go
index 37f78cb9..89b56561 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/command_test.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/command_test.go
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ func TestCommand_AddEnvWithShellVariable(t *testing.T) {
 	os.Setenv(TestEnvKey, "test from shell")
 	defer os.Unsetenv(TestEnvKey)
 
-	c := NewCommand("echo $SOME_KEY")
+	c := NewCommand(getCommand())
 	c.AddEnv("SOME_KEY", fmt.Sprintf("${%s}", TestEnvKey))
 
 	err := c.Execute()
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ func TestCommand_AddMultipleEnvWithShellVariable(t *testing.T) {
 		os.Unsetenv(TestEnvKeyName)
 	}()
 
-	c := NewCommand("echo $SOME_KEY")
+	c := NewCommand(getCommand())
 	envValue := fmt.Sprintf("Hello ${%s}, I am ${%s}", TestEnvKeyPlanet, TestEnvKeyName)
 	c.AddEnv("SOME_KEY", envValue)
 
@@ -99,6 +99,14 @@ func TestCommand_AddMultipleEnvWithShellVariable(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, "Hello world, I am Simon", c.Stdout())
 }
 
+func getCommand() string {
+	command := "echo $SOME_KEY"
+	if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
+		command = "echo %SOME_KEY%"
+	}
+	return command
+}
+
 func TestCommand_SetTimeoutMS_DefaultTimeout(t *testing.T) {
 	c := NewCommand("echo test")
 	c.SetTimeoutMS(0)