diff --git a/Runfile.yml b/Runfile.yml
index 60f97cb..c5c36d1 100644
--- a/Runfile.yml
+++ b/Runfile.yml
@@ -17,8 +17,22 @@ tasks:
       - go test -json ./pkg/runfile | gotestfmt
 
   test:
+    env:
+      pattern:
+        default: ""
+    watch:
+      enable: true
+      dir:
+        - ./parser
+      onlySuffixes:
+        - .go
     cmd:
-      - go test -json ./parser/... | gotestfmt
+      - |+
+        if [ -z "$pattern" ]; then
+          go test -json ./parser/... | gotestfmt
+        else
+          go test -json ./parser/... -run "$pattern" | gotestfmt
+        fi
 
   test:only-failing:
     cmd:
diff --git a/cmd/run/completions.go b/cmd/run/completions.go
index f68e2b5..8899294 100644
--- a/cmd/run/completions.go
+++ b/cmd/run/completions.go
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ func generateShellCompletion(_ context.Context, writer io.Writer, rfpath string)
 	// 	panic(err)
 	// }
 
-	runfile, err := parser.Parse(rfpath)
+	runfile, err := parser.ParseRunfile(rfpath)
 	if err != nil {
 		slog.Error("parsing, got", "err", err)
 		panic(err)
diff --git a/cmd/run/main.go b/cmd/run/main.go
index af450ee..ac0c7ef 100644
--- a/cmd/run/main.go
+++ b/cmd/run/main.go
@@ -78,6 +78,11 @@ func main() {
 				Value:   false,
 				Aliases: []string{"ls"},
 			},
+
+			&cli.BoolFlag{
+				Name:  "debug-env",
+				Value: false,
+			},
 		},
 
 		// ShellCompletionCommandName: "completion:shell",
@@ -150,7 +155,7 @@ func main() {
 				return err
 			}
 
-			rf, err2 := parser.Parse(runfilePath)
+			rf, err2 := parser.ParseRunfile(runfilePath)
 			if err2 != nil {
 				slog.Error("parsing runfile, got", "err", err2)
 				panic(err2)
diff --git a/examples/run1/Runfile b/examples/run1/Runfile
index 458f200..5e2e74d 100644
--- a/examples/run1/Runfile
+++ b/examples/run1/Runfile
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-version: 0.0.1
+env:
+  file1_env1: "value1"
 
 tasks:
   echo:
@@ -11,3 +12,7 @@ tasks:
     interactive: true
     cmd:
       - node
+
+  printenv:
+    cmd:
+      - printenv file1_env1
diff --git a/parser/parse-includes.go b/parser/parse-includes.go
index 7109c60..9279e96 100644
--- a/parser/parse-includes.go
+++ b/parser/parse-includes.go
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import (
 func parseIncludes(includes map[string]types.IncludeSpec) (map[string]*types.ParsedRunfile, error) {
 	m := make(map[string]*types.ParsedRunfile, len(includes))
 	for k, v := range includes {
-		r, err := parse(v.Runfile)
+		r, err := parseRunfileFromFile(v.Runfile)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, errors.ErrParseIncludes.Wrap(err).KV("include", v.Runfile)
 		}
diff --git a/parser/parser-runfile.go b/parser/parser-runfile.go
index 730e76c..789bf63 100644
--- a/parser/parser-runfile.go
+++ b/parser/parser-runfile.go
@@ -12,34 +12,28 @@ import (
 	"sigs.k8s.io/yaml"
 )
 
-func parse(file string) (*types.ParsedRunfile, error) {
-	var runfile types.Runfile
-	f, err := os.ReadFile(file)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, errors.ErrReadRunfile.Wrap(err).KV("file", file)
+func parseRunfile(runfile *types.Runfile) (*types.ParsedRunfile, error) {
+	prf := &types.ParsedRunfile{
+		Env:   make(map[string]string),
+		Tasks: make(map[string]types.Task),
 	}
 
-	if err = yaml.Unmarshal(f, &runfile); err != nil {
-		return nil, errors.ErrParseRunfile.Wrap(err).KV("file", file)
-	}
-
-	var prf types.ParsedRunfile
-
-	// prf.Metadata.RunfilePath = fn.Must(filepath.Rel(fn.Must(os.Getwd()), file))
-	prf.Metadata.RunfilePath = file
+	prf.Tasks = runfile.Tasks
 
 	m, err := parseIncludes(runfile.Includes)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	prf.Tasks = runfile.Tasks
 	for k, iprf := range m {
 		for taskName, task := range iprf.Tasks {
 			task.Metadata.RunfilePath = &iprf.Metadata.RunfilePath
-			// task.Metadata.RunfilePath = fn.New(fn.Must(filepath.Rel(fn.Must(os.Getwd()), iprf.Metadata.RunfilePath)))
 			prf.Tasks[fmt.Sprintf("%s:%s", k, taskName)] = task
 		}
+
+		for k, v := range iprf.Env {
+			prf.Env[k] = v
+		}
 	}
 
 	dotEnvFiles := make([]string, 0, len(runfile.DotEnv))
@@ -58,11 +52,32 @@ func parse(file string) (*types.ParsedRunfile, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	prf.Env = fn.MapMerge(dotenvVars, envVars)
+	prf.Env = fn.MapMerge(prf.Env, dotenvVars, envVars)
+
+	return prf, nil
+}
+
+func parseRunfileFromFile(file string) (*types.ParsedRunfile, error) {
+	var runfile types.Runfile
+
+	f, err := os.ReadFile(file)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, errors.ErrReadRunfile.Wrap(err).KV("file", file)
+	}
+
+	if err := yaml.Unmarshal(f, &runfile); err != nil {
+		return nil, errors.ErrParseRunfile.Wrap(err)
+	}
 
-	return &prf, nil
+	prf, err := parseRunfile(&runfile)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	prf.Metadata.RunfilePath = file
+	return prf, nil
 }
 
-func Parse(file string) (*types.ParsedRunfile, error) {
-	return parse(file)
+func ParseRunfile(file string) (*types.ParsedRunfile, error) {
+	return parseRunfileFromFile(file)
 }
diff --git a/parser/parser-runfile_test.go b/parser/parser-runfile_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..91c05ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parser/parser-runfile_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+package parser
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"reflect"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/nxtcoder17/runfile/types"
+)
+
+func pretty(v any) []byte {
+	b, err := json.MarshalIndent(v, "", "  ")
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+	return b
+}
+
+func Test_parseRunfile(t *testing.T) {
+	type args struct {
+		runfile *types.Runfile
+	}
+	tests := []struct {
+		name    string
+		args    args
+		want    *types.ParsedRunfile
+		wantErr bool
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "1. parsing env vars",
+			args: args{
+				runfile: &types.Runfile{
+					Env: map[string]any{
+						"env1": "value1",
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			want: &types.ParsedRunfile{
+				Env: map[string]string{
+					"env1": "value1",
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			got, err := parseRunfile(tt.args.runfile)
+			if (err != nil) != tt.wantErr {
+				t.Errorf("parseRunfile() error = %v, wantErr %v", err, tt.wantErr)
+				return
+			}
+			if !reflect.DeepEqual(got, tt.want) {
+				t.Errorf("parseRunfile:\ngot: %s\n\nwant:%s\n", pretty(got), pretty(tt.want))
+				// t.Errorf("parseRunfile() = %v, want %v", got, tt.want)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
diff --git a/runner/run-task.go b/runner/run-task.go
index ec7ea2f..8a2a73c 100644
--- a/runner/run-task.go
+++ b/runner/run-task.go
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ type runTaskArgs struct {
 	taskTrail    []string
 	taskName     string
 	envOverrides map[string]string
+
+	DebugEnv bool
 }
 
 func isDarkTheme() bool {
@@ -148,13 +150,16 @@ func runTask(ctx Context, prf *types.ParsedRunfile, args runTaskArgs) error {
 			s := lipgloss.NewStyle().BorderForeground(lipgloss.Color(borderColor)).PaddingLeft(1).PaddingRight(1).Border(lipgloss.RoundedBorder(), true, true, true, true)
 			// labelStyle := lipgloss.NewStyle().Foreground(lipgloss.Color(borderColor)).Blink(true)
 
+			if args.DebugEnv {
+				fmt.Printf("%s\n", s.Render(padString(fmt.Sprintf("%+v", prf.Env), "DEBUG: env")))
+			}
+
 			hlCode := new(bytes.Buffer)
 			// choose colorschemes from `https://swapoff.org/chroma/playground/`
 			colorscheme := "catppuccin-macchiato"
 			if !isDarkTheme() {
 				colorscheme = "monokailight"
 			}
-			_ = colorscheme
 			// quick.Highlight(hlCode, strings.TrimSpace(command.Command), "bash", "terminal16m", colorscheme)
 
 			cmdStr := strings.TrimSpace(command.Command)
@@ -205,10 +210,6 @@ func runTask(ctx Context, prf *types.ParsedRunfile, args runTaskArgs) error {
 				os.Exit(0)
 			}()
 
-			// if err := ex.Exec(); err != nil {
-			// 	return errors.ErrTaskFailed.Wrap(err).KV("task", args.taskName)
-			// }
-
 			watch.WatchEvents(func(event watcher.Event, fp string) error {
 				relPath, err := filepath.Rel(fn.Must(os.Getwd()), fp)
 				if err != nil {
diff --git a/runner/runner.go b/runner/runner.go
index a1b207d..c55a780 100644
--- a/runner/runner.go
+++ b/runner/runner.go
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ func Run(ctx Context, prf *types.ParsedRunfile, args RunArgs) error {
 	}
 
 	for _, tn := range args.Tasks {
-		if err := runTask(ctx, prf, runTaskArgs{taskName: tn}); err != nil {
+		if err := runTask(ctx, prf, runTaskArgs{taskName: tn, DebugEnv: false}); err != nil {
 			return errors.WithErr(err).KV(attr(tn)...)
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/types/parsed-types.go b/types/parsed-types.go
index 2108289..4e97ada 100644
--- a/types/parsed-types.go
+++ b/types/parsed-types.go
@@ -1,5 +1,14 @@
 package types
 
+type ParsedRunfile struct {
+	Env   map[string]string `json:"env,omitempty"`
+	Tasks map[string]Task   `json:"tasks"`
+
+	Metadata struct {
+		RunfilePath string
+	} `json:"-"`
+}
+
 type ParsedTask struct {
 	Shell       []string            `json:"shell"`
 	WorkingDir  string              `json:"workingDir"`
diff --git a/types/types.go b/types/types.go
index 07be5de..d091ccc 100644
--- a/types/types.go
+++ b/types/types.go
@@ -8,15 +8,6 @@ type Runfile struct {
 	Tasks    map[string]Task        `json:"tasks"`
 }
 
-type ParsedRunfile struct {
-	Env   map[string]string `json:"env,omitempty"`
-	Tasks map[string]Task   `json:"tasks"`
-
-	Metadata struct {
-		RunfilePath string
-	} `json:"-"`
-}
-
 type IncludeSpec struct {
 	Runfile string `json:"runfile"`
 	Dir     string `json:"dir,omitempty"`