diff --git a/filter_plugins/env_json_map.py b/filter_plugins/env_json_map.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..790dea0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/filter_plugins/env_json_map.py
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+class FilterModule(object):
+  def filters(self):
+      return {'json_env_map': self.json_env_map}
+
+  def json_env_map(self, env):
+      return [{'name': k, 'value': str(v)} for k,v in env.items()]
diff --git a/tasks/deploy.yml b/tasks/deploy.yml
index 4d4ecaa..751d78f 100644
--- a/tasks/deploy.yml
+++ b/tasks/deploy.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
     CONFIGURATION_FILE: "{{ clever_login_file }}"
 
 - name: Push Environment
-  shell: "clever env import < {{ clever_app_confdir }}/env"
+  shell: "clever env import --json < {{ clever_app_confdir }}/env"
   args:
     chdir: "{{ clever_app_root }}"
   environment:
diff --git a/templates/env.j2 b/templates/env.j2
index 30bda82..e97ef43 100644
--- a/templates/env.j2
+++ b/templates/env.j2
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
-{% for key, value in (clever_base_env | combine(clever_env)).items() %}
-{{ key }}={{ value | to_json }}
-{% endfor %}
-
-{%- if clever_haskell_entry_point %}
+{% set static_env = clever_base_env | combine(clever_env) %}
+{% set dynamic_env = {} %}
+{% if clever_haskell_entry_point %}
 {# Haskell only #}
 {# https://www.clever-cloud.com/doc/get-help/reference-environment-variables/#haskell #}
-CC_RUN_COMMAND={{'~/.local/bin/' + clever_haskell_entry_point | to_json }}
+{% set dynamic_env = { 'CC_RUN_COMMAND': '~/.local/bin/' + clever_haskell_entry_point } %}
 {% endif %}
+{# dict2items is not enough here, all the values have to be stringified #}
+{# git-blame this line for more explanations #}
+{{ static_env | combine(dynamic_env) | json_env_map | to_json }}