diff --git a/packages/api/src/controllers/runners.js b/packages/api/src/controllers/runners.js
index 6ae950278..ab2dec7ed 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/controllers/runners.js
+++ b/packages/api/src/controllers/runners.js
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ const { fork } = require('child_process');
 const { rundir, uploadsdir, pluginsdir } = require('../utility/directories');
 const { extractShellApiPlugins, extractShellApiFunctionName } = require('dbgate-tools');
 const { handleProcessCommunication } = require('../utility/processComm');
+const platformInfo = require('../utility/platformInfo');
 
 function extractPlugins(script) {
   const requireRegex = /\s*\/\/\s*@require\s+([^\s]+)\s*\n/g;
@@ -22,7 +23,20 @@ const requirePluginsTemplate = plugins =>
     )
     .join('') + `dbgateApi.registerPlugins(${plugins.map(x => _.camelCase(x)).join(',')});\n`;
 
+// workaround - not working env in SNAP    
+const expandEnvParamsScript = platformInfo.isSnap
+  ? `
+for(let i=0;i<process.argv.length;i+=1) {
+  const arg=process.argv[i];
+  if (arg.startsWith('--env.')) {
+    process.env[arg.substring(6)] = process.argv[i+1]
+  }
+}
+`
+  : '';
+
 const scriptTemplate = script => `
+${expandEnvParamsScript};
 const dbgateApi = require(process.env.DBGATE_API);
 dbgateApi.initializeApiEnvironment();
 ${requirePluginsTemplate(extractPlugins(script))}
@@ -36,6 +50,7 @@ dbgateApi.runScript(run);
 `;
 
 const loaderScriptTemplate = (functionName, props, runid) => `
+${expandEnvParamsScript};
 const dbgateApi = require(process.env.DBGATE_API);
 dbgateApi.initializeApiEnvironment();
 ${requirePluginsTemplate(extractShellApiPlugins(functionName, props))}
@@ -48,6 +63,10 @@ await dbgateApi.copyStream(reader, writer);
 dbgateApi.runScript(run);
 `;
 
+function envToParams(env) {
+  return _.flatten(_.keys(env).map(key => [`--env.${key}`, env[key]]));
+}
+
 module.exports = {
   /** @type {import('dbgate-types').OpenedRunner[]} */
   opened: [],
@@ -95,14 +114,19 @@ module.exports = {
     const pluginNames = fs.readdirSync(pluginsdir());
     console.log(`RUNNING SCRIPT ${scriptFile}`);
     // const subprocess = fork(scriptFile, ['--checkParent', '--max-old-space-size=8192'], {
-    const subprocess = fork(scriptFile, ['--checkParent', ...process.argv.slice(3)], {
-      cwd: directory,
-      stdio: ['ignore', 'pipe', 'pipe', 'ipc'],
-      env: {
-        DBGATE_API: global['dbgateApiModulePath'] || process.argv[1],
-        ..._.fromPairs(pluginNames.map(name => [`PLUGIN_${_.camelCase(name)}`, path.join(pluginsdir(), name)])),
-      },
-    });
+    const env = {
+      DBGATE_API: global['dbgateApiModulePath'] || process.argv[1],
+      ..._.fromPairs(pluginNames.map(name => [`PLUGIN_${_.camelCase(name)}`, path.join(pluginsdir(), name)])),
+    };
+    const subprocess = fork(
+      scriptFile,
+      ['--checkParent', ...process.argv.slice(3), ...(platformInfo.isSnap ? envToParams(env) : [])],
+      {
+        cwd: directory,
+        stdio: ['ignore', 'pipe', 'pipe', 'ipc'],
+        env: platformInfo.isSnap ? undefined : env,
+      }
+    );
     const pipeDispatcher = severity => data =>
       this.dispatchMessage(runid, { severity, message: data.toString().trim() });