diff --git a/bin/ansible-runner-environment.sh b/bin/ansible-runner-environment.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..320397c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/ansible-runner-environment.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+[ -f "$SMART_PROXY_ANSIBLE_ENVIRONMENT_FILE" ] && source "$SMART_PROXY_ANSIBLE_ENVIRONMENT_FILE"
+exec "$@"
diff --git a/lib/smart_proxy_ansible/plugin.rb b/lib/smart_proxy_ansible/plugin.rb
index 24ef5a8..9ea4b80 100644
--- a/lib/smart_proxy_ansible/plugin.rb
+++ b/lib/smart_proxy_ansible/plugin.rb
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ class Plugin < Proxy::Plugin
       rackup_path File.expand_path('http_config.ru', __dir__)
       settings_file 'ansible.yml'
       plugin :ansible, Proxy::Ansible::VERSION
-      default_settings :ansible_dir => Dir.home
+      default_settings :ansible_dir => Dir.home,
+                       :ansible_environment_file => '/etc/foreman-proxy/ansible.env'
                        # :working_dir => nil
 
       load_classes ::Proxy::Ansible::ConfigurationLoader
diff --git a/lib/smart_proxy_ansible/runner/ansible_runner.rb b/lib/smart_proxy_ansible/runner/ansible_runner.rb
index afb6b9f..76764c0 100644
--- a/lib/smart_proxy_ansible/runner/ansible_runner.rb
+++ b/lib/smart_proxy_ansible/runner/ansible_runner.rb
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ class AnsibleRunner < ::Proxy::Dynflow::Runner::Parent
       include ::Proxy::Dynflow::Runner::ProcessManagerCommand
       attr_reader :execution_timeout_interval
 
+      # To make this overridable in development
+      ENVIRONMENT_WRAPPER = ENV['SMART_PROXY_ANSIBLE_ENVIRONMENT_WRAPPER'] || '/usr/libexec/foreman-proxy/ansible-runner-environment'
+
       def initialize(input, suspended_action:, id: nil)
         super input, :suspended_action => suspended_action, :id => id
         @inventory = rebuild_secrets(rebuild_inventory(input), input)
@@ -186,10 +189,12 @@ def write_ssh_key
       def start_ansible_runner
         env = {}
         env['FOREMAN_CALLBACK_DISABLE'] = '1' if @rex_command
-        command = [env, 'ansible-runner', 'run', @root, '-p', 'playbook.yml']
+        env['SMART_PROXY_ANSIBLE_ENVIRONMENT_FILE'] = Proxy::Ansible::Plugin.settings[:ansible_environment_file]
+        command = ['ansible-runner', 'run', @root, '-p', 'playbook.yml']
         command << '--cmdline' << cmdline unless cmdline.nil?
         command << verbosity if verbose?
-        initialize_command(*command)
+
+        initialize_command(env, ENVIRONMENT_WRAPPER, *command)
         logger.debug("[foreman_ansible] - Running command '#{command.join(' ')}'")
       end
 
diff --git a/settings.d/ansible.yml.example b/settings.d/ansible.yml.example
index 0540bf4..c702ad3 100644
--- a/settings.d/ansible.yml.example
+++ b/settings.d/ansible.yml.example
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 ---
 :enabled: true
 :working_dir: '~/.foreman-ansible'
+# :ansible_environment_file: /etc/foreman-proxy/ansible.env
diff --git a/smart_proxy_ansible.gemspec b/smart_proxy_ansible.gemspec
index 5022c1a..431a6c4 100644
--- a/smart_proxy_ansible.gemspec
+++ b/smart_proxy_ansible.gemspec
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |gem|
                              'LICENSE', 'README.md',
                              'lib/smart_proxy_ansible.rb',
                              'lib/smart_proxy_ansible/**/*',
-                             'bin/json_inventory.sh']
+                             'bin/json_inventory.sh',
+                             'bin/ansible-runner-environment.sh']
   gem.extra_rdoc_files = ['README.md', 'LICENSE']
   gem.test_files       = gem.files.grep(%r{^(test|spec|features)/})
   gem.require_paths    = ['lib']