diff --git a/podman/main.go b/podman/main.go
index 7a70ca3..d47497a 100644
--- a/podman/main.go
+++ b/podman/main.go
@@ -91,6 +91,10 @@ func CreateContainer(definition service_definition.ContainerDefinition, knownVol
 		"--replace",
 	}
 
+	if definition.EnvFile != "" {
+		args = append(args, []string{"--env-file", definition.EnvFile}...)
+	}
+
 	for _, volume := range definition.Volumes {
 		var host string
 		var suffix string
@@ -129,6 +133,7 @@ func CreateContainer(definition service_definition.ContainerDefinition, knownVol
 	}
 
 	if err := command.Wait(); err != nil {
+		log.Fatal(args)
 		return err
 	}
 
diff --git a/service_definition/main.go b/service_definition/main.go
index 713a474..53f5805 100644
--- a/service_definition/main.go
+++ b/service_definition/main.go
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ type ContainerDefinition struct {
 	Name      string                `yaml:"name"`
 	Image     string                `yaml:"image"`
 	Volumes   []VolumeConfiguration `yaml:"volumes"`
+	EnvFile   string                `yaml:"env-file"`
 	ExtraArgs []string              `yaml:"extra-args"`
 }