diff --git a/src/main/java/io/appium/java_client/service/local/AppiumServiceBuilder.java b/src/main/java/io/appium/java_client/service/local/AppiumServiceBuilder.java
index 1636bbae1..b0413d165 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/appium/java_client/service/local/AppiumServiceBuilder.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/appium/java_client/service/local/AppiumServiceBuilder.java
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ public final class AppiumServiceBuilder
 
     public AppiumServiceBuilder() {
         usingPort(DEFAULT_APPIUM_PORT);
+        withEnvironment(System.getenv());
     }
 
     private static void validateNodeStructure(File node) {