diff --git a/src/vs/code/electron-browser/issue/issueReporter.js b/src/vs/code/electron-browser/issue/issueReporter.js
index 423dbe75a1c..5b246f9491b 100644
--- a/src/vs/code/electron-browser/issue/issueReporter.js
+++ b/src/vs/code/electron-browser/issue/issueReporter.js
@@ -9,6 +9,11 @@ const path = require('path');
 const fs = require('fs');
 const remote = require('electron').remote;
 
+function assign(destination, source) {
+	return Object.keys(source)
+		.reduce(function (r, key) { r[key] = source[key]; return r; }, destination);
+}
+
 function parseURLQueryArgs() {
 	const search = window.location.search || '';
 
@@ -44,6 +49,8 @@ function main() {
 	const args = parseURLQueryArgs();
 	const configuration = JSON.parse(args['config'] || '{}') || {};
 
+	assign(process.env, configuration.userEnv);
+
 	//#region Add support for using node_modules.asar
 	(function () {
 		const path = require('path');
diff --git a/src/vs/code/electron-main/app.ts b/src/vs/code/electron-main/app.ts
index 6a255ddf114..47b3b15b814 100644
--- a/src/vs/code/electron-main/app.ts
+++ b/src/vs/code/electron-main/app.ts
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ export class CodeApplication {
 		services.set(IWindowsMainService, new SyncDescriptor(WindowsManager, machineId));
 		services.set(IWindowsService, new SyncDescriptor(WindowsService, this.sharedProcess));
 		services.set(ILaunchService, new SyncDescriptor(LaunchService));
-		services.set(IIssueService, new SyncDescriptor(IssueService, machineId));
+		services.set(IIssueService, new SyncDescriptor(IssueService, machineId, this.userEnv));
 
 		// Telemtry
 		if (this.environmentService.isBuilt && !this.environmentService.isExtensionDevelopment && !this.environmentService.args['disable-telemetry'] && !!product.enableTelemetry) {
diff --git a/src/vs/platform/issue/electron-main/issueService.ts b/src/vs/platform/issue/electron-main/issueService.ts
index ce01cabbc9e..7232efc90fb 100644
--- a/src/vs/platform/issue/electron-main/issueService.ts
+++ b/src/vs/platform/issue/electron-main/issueService.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import { BrowserWindow, ipcMain, screen } from 'electron';
 import { ILaunchService } from 'vs/code/electron-main/launch';
 import { getPerformanceInfo, PerformanceInfo, getSystemInfo, SystemInfo } from 'vs/code/electron-main/diagnostics';
 import { IEnvironmentService } from 'vs/platform/environment/common/environment';
-import { isMacintosh } from 'vs/base/common/platform';
+import { isMacintosh, IProcessEnvironment } from 'vs/base/common/platform';
 import { ILogService } from 'vs/platform/log/common/log';
 
 const DEFAULT_BACKGROUND_COLOR = '#1E1E1E';
@@ -26,9 +26,10 @@ export class IssueService implements IIssueService {
 
 	constructor(
 		private machineId: string,
+		private userEnv: IProcessEnvironment,
 		@IEnvironmentService private environmentService: IEnvironmentService,
 		@ILaunchService private launchService: ILaunchService,
-		@ILogService private logService: ILogService
+		@ILogService private logService: ILogService,
 	) { }
 
 	openReporter(data: IssueReporterData): TPromise<void> {
@@ -171,6 +172,7 @@ export class IssueService implements IIssueService {
 			nodeCachedDataDir: this.environmentService.nodeCachedDataDir,
 			windowId: this._issueWindow.id,
 			machineId: this.machineId,
+			userEnv: this.userEnv,
 			data,
 			features
 		};