diff --git a/pkg/commands/container.go b/pkg/commands/container.go
index 56aaa1e..b45feef 100644
--- a/pkg/commands/container.go
+++ b/pkg/commands/container.go
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ func (c *Container) Attach() (*exec.Cmd, error) {
 
 	c.Log.Warn(fmt.Sprintf("attaching to container %s", c.Name))
 	// TODO: use SDK
-	cmd := c.OSCommand.PrepareSubProcess("docker", "attach", "--sig-proxy=false", c.ID)
+	cmd := c.OSCommand.NewCmd("docker", "attach", "--sig-proxy=false", c.ID)
 	return cmd, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/commands/os.go b/pkg/commands/os.go
index a94acc3..259f782 100644
--- a/pkg/commands/os.go
+++ b/pkg/commands/os.go
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ func (c *OSCommand) RunExecutable(cmd *exec.Cmd) error {
 // ExecutableFromString takes a string like `docker ps -a` and returns an executable command for it
 func (c *OSCommand) ExecutableFromString(commandStr string) *exec.Cmd {
 	splitCmd := str.ToArgv(commandStr)
-	return c.command(splitCmd[0], splitCmd[1:]...)
+	return c.NewCmd(splitCmd[0], splitCmd[1:]...)
 }
 
 // Same as ExecutableFromString but cancellable via a context
@@ -96,6 +96,12 @@ func (c *OSCommand) ExecutableFromStringContext(ctx context.Context, commandStr
 	return exec.CommandContext(ctx, splitCmd[0], splitCmd[1:]...)
 }
 
+func (c *OSCommand) NewCmd(cmdName string, commandArgs ...string) *exec.Cmd {
+	cmd := c.command(cmdName, commandArgs...)
+	cmd.Env = os.Environ()
+	return cmd
+}
+
 func (c *OSCommand) NewCommandStringWithShell(commandStr string) string {
 	var quotedCommand string
 	// Windows does not seem to like quotes around the command
@@ -187,12 +193,7 @@ func (c *OSCommand) EditFile(filename string) (*exec.Cmd, error) {
 		return nil, errors.New("No editor defined in $VISUAL or $EDITOR")
 	}
 
-	return c.PrepareSubProcess(editor, filename), nil
-}
-
-// PrepareSubProcess iniPrepareSubProcessrocess then tells the Gui to switch to it
-func (c *OSCommand) PrepareSubProcess(cmdName string, commandArgs ...string) *exec.Cmd {
-	return c.command(cmdName, commandArgs...)
+	return c.NewCmd(editor, filename), nil
 }
 
 // Quote wraps a message in platform-specific quotation marks
@@ -301,7 +302,7 @@ func (c *OSCommand) GetLazydockerPath() string {
 
 // RunCustomCommand returns the pointer to a custom command
 func (c *OSCommand) RunCustomCommand(command string) *exec.Cmd {
-	return c.PrepareSubProcess(c.Platform.shell, c.Platform.shellArg, command)
+	return c.NewCmd(c.Platform.shell, c.Platform.shellArg, command)
 }
 
 // PipeCommands runs a heap of commands and pipes their inputs/outputs together like A | B | C
diff --git a/pkg/commands/os_test.go b/pkg/commands/os_test.go
index 978844d..92be790 100644
--- a/pkg/commands/os_test.go
+++ b/pkg/commands/os_test.go
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ func TestOSCommandEditFile(t *testing.T) {
 
 				assert.EqualValues(t, "nano", name)
 
-				return nil
+				return exec.Command("exit", "0")
 			},
 			func(env string) string {
 				if env == "VISUAL" {
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ func TestOSCommandEditFile(t *testing.T) {
 
 				assert.EqualValues(t, "emacs", name)
 
-				return nil
+				return exec.Command("exit", "0")
 			},
 			func(env string) string {
 				if env == "EDITOR" {
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ func TestOSCommandEditFile(t *testing.T) {
 
 				assert.EqualValues(t, "vi", name)
 
-				return nil
+				return exec.Command("exit", "0")
 			},
 			func(env string) string {
 				return ""