diff --git a/.templates/90-config_yaml.sh b/.templates/90-config_yaml.sh
index cd3fe2abb..9e5734a64 100644
--- a/.templates/90-config_yaml.sh
+++ b/.templates/90-config_yaml.sh
@@ -117,8 +117,9 @@ while IFS= read -r line; do
           [ ! -f /env.py ] && echo "import os" > /env.py
           echo "os.environ['${line%%=*}'] = '${line#*=}'" >> /env.py
           python3 /env.py
-          rm /env.py
         fi
+        # set .env
+        echo "$line" >> /.env || true
         # Show in log
         if ! bashio::config.false "verbose"; then bashio::log.blue "$line"; fi
     else