diff --git a/pkg/cli/trcconfigbase/trcconfig.go b/pkg/cli/trcconfigbase/trcconfig.go
index f1549e57f..293c4c411 100644
--- a/pkg/cli/trcconfigbase/trcconfig.go
+++ b/pkg/cli/trcconfigbase/trcconfig.go
@@ -166,6 +166,11 @@ func CommonMain(envDefaultPtr *string,
 				if len(certDestPath) > 1 {
 					*certDestPathPtr = certDestPath[1]
 				}
+			} else if strings.HasPrefix(args, "-env") {
+				envArgs := strings.Split(args, "=")
+				if len(envArgs) > 1 {
+					*envPtr = envArgs[1]
+				}
 			}
 		}
 		flagset.Parse(nil)
diff --git a/pkg/utils/autoUtil.go b/pkg/utils/autoUtil.go
index ea7ca25ad..0ef3e454a 100644
--- a/pkg/utils/autoUtil.go
+++ b/pkg/utils/autoUtil.go
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ func AutoAuth(driverConfig *DriverConfig,
 			}
 		}
 		if driverConfig.CoreConfig.IsShell {
-			driverConfig.CoreConfig.Log.Printf("Auth connecting to vault @ %s\n", *addrPtr)
+			driverConfig.CoreConfig.Log.Printf("Auth connecting to vault @ %s and env: %s\n", *addrPtr, *envPtr)
 		} else {
 			fmt.Printf("Auth connecting to vault @ %s\n", *addrPtr)
 		}