diff --git a/packages/cli/src/schemas/ZodPluvConfig.ts b/packages/cli/src/schemas/ZodPluvConfig.ts
index ea5af22b..0fd140b9 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/schemas/ZodPluvConfig.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/schemas/ZodPluvConfig.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { z } from "zod";
 
 export const ZodPluvConfig = z.object({
-    env: z.record(z.string(), z.string()).optional(),
+    env: z.union([z.record(z.string(), z.string()), z.string()]).optional(),
     input: z.string().default("./pluv.ts"),
     outDir: z.string().default("./.pluv"),
 });