diff --git a/run.go b/run.go
index 250b787..aa169f6 100644
--- a/run.go
+++ b/run.go
@@ -36,6 +36,11 @@ func run(conn net.Conn, instance string, program string, arguments string, targe
 		return 0, err
 	}
 
+	var_path, err := filepath.Abs(filepath.Join(instance, "var", program))
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, err
+	}
+
 	info_path, err := filepath.Abs(filepath.Join(package_path, "boundaries.json"))
 	if err != nil {
 		return 0, err
@@ -83,6 +88,7 @@ func run(conn net.Conn, instance string, program string, arguments string, targe
 	}
 	cmd := exec.Command("sh", "-c", command.(string)+" "+arguments)
 	cmd.Dir = working_dir
+	cmd.Env = append(cmd.Environ(), "APP_DIR="+package_path, "VAR_DIR="+var_path)
 	cmd.Stdout = io.MultiWriter(conn, os.Stdout)
 	cmd.Stderr = io.MultiWriter(conn, os.Stderr)
 	cmd.Stdin = conn