diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 3c963be..1cc6837 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "runwhen"
-version = "0.0.1"
+version = "0.0.2"
 authors = ["Jeremy Wall <jeremy@marzhillstudios.com>"]
 description = "Runs a command on user specified triggers."
 repository = "https://github.com/zaphar/runwhen"
@@ -12,4 +12,3 @@ license = "Apache-2.0"
 clap = "~2.19.0"
 humantime = "~1.0.0"
 notify = "~3.0.0"
-subprocess = "~0.1.7"
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f7e8937..0b1d3ea 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -6,14 +6,15 @@
 Runs a command on user defined triggers.
 
 USAGE:
-    runwhen --cmd <cmd> [SUBCOMMAND]
+    runwhen [OPTIONS] --cmd <cmd> [SUBCOMMAND]
 
 FLAGS:
     -h, --help       Prints help information
     -V, --version    Prints version information
 
 OPTIONS:
-    -c, --cmd <cmd>    Command to run on supplied triggers
+    -c, --cmd <cmd>       Command to run on supplied triggers
+    -e, --env <env>...    Command to run on supplied triggers
 
 SUBCOMMANDS:
     help       Prints this message or the help of the given subcommand(s)
diff --git a/src/error.rs b/src/error.rs
index a51a534..ffa4b05 100644
--- a/src/error.rs
+++ b/src/error.rs
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ pub struct CommandError {
 }
 
 impl CommandError {
-    pub fn new(msg: String) -> CommandError {
-        CommandError { msg: msg }
+    pub fn new<S: Into<String>>(msg: S) -> CommandError {
+        CommandError { msg: msg.into() }
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/exec.rs b/src/exec.rs
index 5956127..bbd609c 100644
--- a/src/exec.rs
+++ b/src/exec.rs
@@ -14,19 +14,53 @@
 use std::thread;
 use std::time::Duration;
 
-use subprocess::{Exec, PopenError, ExitStatus};
+use std::process::{Command, Stdio};
 
 use traits::Process;
 use error::CommandError;
 
-pub fn run_cmd(cmd: &str) -> Result<(), PopenError> {
-    Exec::shell(cmd).join()?;
-    Ok(())
+
+fn env_var_to_tuple(var: &str) -> (String, String) {
+    let mut vs = var.split('=');
+    if let Some(name) = vs.next() {
+        return match vs.next() {
+            Some(val) => (String::from(name), String::from(val)),
+            None => (String::from(name), "".to_string()),
+        }
+    }
+    ("".to_string(), "".to_string())
 }
 
-fn is_cmd_success(cmd: &str) -> bool {
-    match Exec::shell(cmd).join() {
-        Ok(ExitStatus::Exited(code)) => code == 0,
+pub fn run_cmd(cmd: &str, env: &Option<Vec<&str>>) -> Result<i32, CommandError> {
+    let args = cmd.split(' ').filter(|s| !s.is_empty()).collect::<Vec<&str>>();
+    if args.len() < 1 {
+        return Err(CommandError::new("Empty command string passed in"));
+    }
+    let mut exec = Command::new(args[0]);
+    if args.len() > 1 {
+        exec.args(&args[1..]);
+    }
+    exec.stdout(Stdio::inherit());
+    exec.stderr(Stdio::inherit());
+    if let &Some(ref env_vars) = env {
+        for var in env_vars {
+            let tpl = env_var_to_tuple(var);
+            exec.env(tpl.0, tpl.1);
+        }
+    }
+    return match exec.output() {
+        Ok(out) => match out.status.code() {
+            Some(val) => Ok(val),
+            None => Ok(0),
+        },
+        // TODO(jeremy): We should not swallow this error.
+        Err(_) => Err(CommandError::new("Error running command")),
+    }
+}
+
+fn is_cmd_success(cmd: &str, env: Option<Vec<&str>>) -> bool {
+    match run_cmd(cmd, &env) {
+        Ok(code) => code == 0,
         _ => false,
     }
 }
@@ -34,14 +68,19 @@ fn is_cmd_success(cmd: &str) -> bool {
 pub struct ExecProcess<'a> {
     test_cmd: &'a str,
     cmd: &'a str,
+    env: Option<Vec<&'a str>>,
     poll: Duration,
 }
 
 impl<'a> ExecProcess<'a> {
-    pub fn new(test_cmd: &'a str, cmd: &'a str, poll: Duration) -> ExecProcess<'a> {
+    pub fn new(test_cmd: &'a str,
+               cmd: &'a str,
+               env: Option<Vec<&'a str>>,
+               poll: Duration) -> ExecProcess<'a> {
         ExecProcess {
             test_cmd: test_cmd,
             cmd: cmd,
+            env: env,
             poll: poll,
         }
     }
@@ -50,8 +89,9 @@ impl<'a> ExecProcess<'a> {
 impl<'a> Process for ExecProcess<'a> {
     fn run(&self) -> Result<(), CommandError> {
         loop {
-            if is_cmd_success(self.test_cmd) {
-                if let Err(err) = run_cmd(self.cmd) {
+            // TODO(jwall): Should we set the environment the same as the other command?
+            if is_cmd_success(self.test_cmd, None) {
+                if let Err(err) = run_cmd(self.cmd, &self.env) {
                     println!("{:?}", err)
                 }
             }
diff --git a/src/file.rs b/src/file.rs
index 27bb988..f38ec63 100644
--- a/src/file.rs
+++ b/src/file.rs
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ use exec::run_cmd;
 
 pub struct FileProcess<'a> {
     cmd: &'a str,
+    env: Option<Vec<&'a str>>,
     file: &'a str,
     method: WatchEventType,
     poll: Duration,
@@ -33,12 +34,14 @@ pub struct FileProcess<'a> {
 
 impl<'a> FileProcess<'a> {
     pub fn new(cmd: &'a str,
+               env: Option<Vec<&'a str>>,
                file: &'a str,
                method: WatchEventType,
                poll: Duration)
                -> FileProcess<'a> {
         FileProcess {
             cmd: cmd,
+            env: env,
             file: file,
             method: method,
             poll: poll,
@@ -46,8 +49,20 @@ impl<'a> FileProcess<'a> {
     }
 }
 
-fn spawn_runner_thread(lock: Arc<Mutex<bool>>, cmd: String, poll: Duration) {
+fn spawn_runner_thread(lock: Arc<Mutex<bool>>, cmd: String,
+                       env: Option<Vec<&str>>, poll: Duration) {
+    let copied_env = env.and_then(|v| Some(v.iter().cloned().map(|s| String::from(s)).collect::<Vec<String>>()));
     thread::spawn(move || {
+        let copied_env_refs: Option<Vec<&str>> = match copied_env {
+            Some(ref vec) => {
+                let mut refs: Vec<&str> = Vec::new();
+                for s in vec.iter() {
+                    refs.push(s);
+                }
+                Some(refs)
+            },
+            None => None,
+        };
         loop {
             // Wait our requisit number of seconds
             thread::sleep(poll);
@@ -59,7 +74,7 @@ fn spawn_runner_thread(lock: Arc<Mutex<bool>>, cmd: String, poll: Duration) {
                     *signal = false;
                     // Run our command!
                     println!("exec: {}", cmd);
-                    if let Err(err) = run_cmd(&cmd) {
+                    if let Err(err) = run_cmd(&cmd, &copied_env_refs) {
                         println!("{:?}", err)
                     }
                 },
@@ -123,7 +138,7 @@ impl<'a> Process for FileProcess<'a> {
         // TODO(jeremy): Is this sufficent or do we want to ignore
         // any events that come in while the command is running?
         let lock = Arc::new(Mutex::new(false));
-        spawn_runner_thread(lock.clone(), self.cmd.to_string(), self.poll);
+        spawn_runner_thread(lock.clone(), self.cmd.to_string(), self.env.clone(), self.poll);
         wait_for_fs_events(lock, self.method.clone(), self.file)
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 5061085..6015f2a 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 extern crate clap;
 extern crate humantime;
 extern crate notify;
-extern crate subprocess;
 
 use std::process;
 use std::str::FromStr;
@@ -41,6 +40,7 @@ fn do_flags<'a>() -> clap::ArgMatches<'a> {
             (author: crate_authors!())
             (about: "Runs a command on user defined triggers.")
             (@arg cmd: -c --cmd +required +takes_value "Command to run on supplied triggers")
+            (@arg env: -e --env +takes_value ... "Command to run on supplied triggers")
             (@subcommand watch =>
              (about: "Trigger that fires when a file or directory changes.")
              // TODO(jeremy): We need to support filters
@@ -73,6 +73,14 @@ fn main() {
     let app = do_flags();
     // Unwrap because this flag is required.
     let cmd = app.value_of("cmd").expect("cmd flag is required");
+    let mut maybe_env = None;
+    if let Some(env_values) = app.values_of("env") {
+        let mut env_vec = Vec::new();
+        for v in env_values {
+            env_vec.push(v);
+        }
+        maybe_env = Some(env_vec);
+    }
     let mut process: Option<Box<Process>> = None;
     if let Some(matches) = app.subcommand_matches("watch") {
         // Unwrap because this flag is required.
@@ -83,7 +91,8 @@ fn main() {
         }
         let poll = matches.value_of("poll").unwrap_or("5s");
         let dur = humantime::parse_duration(poll).expect("Invalid poll value.");
-        process = Some(Box::new(FileProcess::new(cmd, file, method, dur)));
+        process = Some(Box::new(FileProcess::new(
+            cmd, maybe_env, file, method, dur)));
     } else if let Some(matches) = app.subcommand_matches("timer") {
         // Unwrap because this flag is required.
         let dur = humantime::parse_duration(matches.value_of("duration")
@@ -102,7 +111,8 @@ fn main() {
                 } else {
                     None
                 };
-                process = Some(Box::new(TimerProcess::new(cmd, duration, max_repeat)));
+                process = Some(Box::new(TimerProcess::new(
+                    cmd, maybe_env, duration, max_repeat)));
             }
             Err(msg) => {
                 println!("Malformed duration {:?}", msg);
@@ -114,7 +124,7 @@ fn main() {
         let ifcmd = matches.value_of("ifcmd").expect("ifcmd flag is required");
         let dur = humantime::parse_duration(matches.value_of("poll").unwrap_or("5s"));
         process = match dur {
-            Ok(duration) => Some(Box::new(ExecProcess::new(ifcmd, cmd, duration))),
+            Ok(duration) => Some(Box::new(ExecProcess::new(ifcmd, cmd, maybe_env, duration))),
             Err(msg) => {
                 println!("Malformed poll {:?}", msg);
                 process::exit(1)
diff --git a/src/timer.rs b/src/timer.rs
index 462da3f..1163e8d 100644
--- a/src/timer.rs
+++ b/src/timer.rs
@@ -20,14 +20,19 @@ use exec::run_cmd;
 
 pub struct TimerProcess<'a> {
     cmd: &'a str,
+    env: Option<Vec<&'a str>>,
     poll_duration: Duration,
     max_repeat: Option<u32>,
 }
 
 impl<'a> TimerProcess<'a> {
-    pub fn new(cmd: &'a str, poll_duration: Duration, max_repeat: Option<u32>) -> TimerProcess<'a> {
+    pub fn new(cmd: &'a str,
+               env: Option<Vec<&'a str>>,
+               poll_duration: Duration,
+               max_repeat: Option<u32>) -> TimerProcess<'a> {
         TimerProcess {
             cmd: cmd,
+            env: env,
             poll_duration: poll_duration,
             max_repeat: max_repeat,
         }
@@ -41,7 +46,7 @@ impl<'a> Process for TimerProcess<'a> {
             if self.max_repeat.is_some() && counter >= self.max_repeat.unwrap() {
                 return Ok(());
             }
-            if let Err(err) = run_cmd(self.cmd) {
+            if let Err(err) = run_cmd(self.cmd, &self.env) {
                 println!("{:?}", err)
             }
             thread::sleep(self.poll_duration);