diff --git a/init/job_process.c b/init/job_process.c
index 281b56a2..437da0ec 100644
--- a/init/job_process.c
+++ b/init/job_process.c
@@ -190,6 +190,7 @@ job_process_start (Job                    *job,
 	Process            *proc;
 	nih_local char    **argv = NULL;
 	nih_local char    **env = NULL;
+	nih_local char    **eenv = NULL;
 	nih_local char     *script = NULL;
 	char              **e;
 	size_t              argc, envc;
@@ -283,8 +284,25 @@ job_process_start (Job                    *job,
 	envc = 0;
 	env = NIH_MUST (nih_str_array_new (NULL));
 
-	if (job->env)
-		NIH_MUST (environ_append (&env, NULL, &envc, TRUE, job->env));
+	if (job->env) {
+	        /* expand vars in the env table */
+		eenv = NIH_MUST (nih_str_array_new (NULL));
+	        for (e = job->env; *e; e++) {
+			nih_local char *var = NIH_SHOULD (
+					        environ_expand (NULL, *e, eenv));
+			if (!var) {
+				NihError *err;
+				err = nih_error_get ();
+				nih_warn ("failed to expand env var %s: %s",
+						*e, err->message);
+				nih_free (err);
+				nih_debug ("falling back to unexpanded");
+				var = *e;
+			}
+			NIH_MUST (environ_add (&eenv, NULL, NULL, TRUE, var));
+		}
+		NIH_MUST (environ_append (&env, NULL, &envc, TRUE, eenv));
+	}
 
 	if (job->stop_env
 	    && ((process == PROCESS_PRE_STOP)