diff --git a/cmd/podman/common/create.go b/cmd/podman/common/create.go
index 53f4a8fa2c..7086dc839a 100644
--- a/cmd/podman/common/create.go
+++ b/cmd/podman/common/create.go
@@ -156,8 +156,7 @@ func GetCreateFlags(cf *ContainerCLIOpts) *pflag.FlagSet {
 	createFlags.String("entrypoint", "",
 		"Overwrite the default ENTRYPOINT of the image",
 	)
-	createFlags.StringArrayVarP(
-		&cf.env,
+	createFlags.StringArrayP(
 		"env", "e", containerConfig.Env(),
 		"Set environment variables in container",
 	)
diff --git a/cmd/podman/common/create_opts.go b/cmd/podman/common/create_opts.go
index c275b1674a..8b38e3b47e 100644
--- a/cmd/podman/common/create_opts.go
+++ b/cmd/podman/common/create_opts.go
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ type ContainerCLIOpts struct {
 	DeviceWriteBPs    []string
 	DeviceWriteIOPs   []string
 	Entrypoint        *string
-	env               []string
+	Env               []string
 	EnvHost           bool
 	EnvFile           []string
 	Expose            []string
diff --git a/cmd/podman/common/specgen.go b/cmd/podman/common/specgen.go
index 3e97725768..9a23450647 100644
--- a/cmd/podman/common/specgen.go
+++ b/cmd/podman/common/specgen.go
@@ -335,15 +335,12 @@ func FillOutSpecGen(s *specgen.SpecGenerator, c *ContainerCLIOpts, args []string
 		env = envLib.Join(env, fileEnv)
 	}
 
-	// env overrides any previous variables
-	if cmdLineEnv := c.env; len(cmdLineEnv) > 0 {
-		parsedEnv, err := envLib.ParseSlice(cmdLineEnv)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		env = envLib.Join(env, parsedEnv)
+	parsedEnv, err := envLib.ParseSlice(c.Env)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
 	}
-	s.Env = env
+
+	s.Env = envLib.Join(env, parsedEnv)
 
 	// LABEL VARIABLES
 	labels, err := parse.GetAllLabels(c.LabelFile, c.Label)
diff --git a/cmd/podman/containers/create.go b/cmd/podman/containers/create.go
index 7927da04db..2ecdda2e06 100644
--- a/cmd/podman/containers/create.go
+++ b/cmd/podman/containers/create.go
@@ -55,6 +55,11 @@ func createFlags(flags *pflag.FlagSet) {
 	flags.AddFlagSet(common.GetCreateFlags(&cliVals))
 	flags.AddFlagSet(common.GetNetFlags())
 	flags.SetNormalizeFunc(common.AliasFlags)
+	if registry.IsRemote() {
+		_ = flags.MarkHidden("authfile")
+		_ = flags.MarkHidden("env-host")
+		_ = flags.MarkHidden("http-proxy")
+	}
 }
 
 func init() {
@@ -170,6 +175,13 @@ func createInit(c *cobra.Command) error {
 		val := c.Flag("entrypoint").Value.String()
 		cliVals.Entrypoint = &val
 	}
+	if c.Flags().Changed("env") {
+		env, err := c.Flags().GetStringArray("env")
+		if err != nil {
+			return errors.Wrapf(err, "retrieve env flag")
+		}
+		cliVals.Env = env
+	}
 
 	// Docker-compatibility: the "-h" flag for run/create is reserved for
 	// the hostname (see https://github.com/containers/libpod/issues/1367).
diff --git a/cmd/podman/containers/run.go b/cmd/podman/containers/run.go
index f72446cb6c..5f3ea9ef4b 100644
--- a/cmd/podman/containers/run.go
+++ b/cmd/podman/containers/run.go
@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@ func runFlags(flags *pflag.FlagSet) {
 	flags.BoolVar(&runRmi, "rmi", false, "Remove container image unless used by other containers")
 	if registry.IsRemote() {
 		_ = flags.MarkHidden("authfile")
+		_ = flags.MarkHidden("env-host")
+		_ = flags.MarkHidden("http-proxy")
 	}
 }
 func init() {
diff --git a/docs/source/markdown/podman-create.1.md b/docs/source/markdown/podman-create.1.md
index f0494ca7df..2fd8512a61 100644
--- a/docs/source/markdown/podman-create.1.md
+++ b/docs/source/markdown/podman-create.1.md
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ See [**Environment**](#environment) note below for precedence and examples.
 
 **--env-host**=*true|false*
 
-Use host environment inside of the container. See **Environment** note below for precedence.
+Use host environment inside of the container. See **Environment** note below for precedence. (Not available for remote commands)
 
 **--env-file**=*file*
 
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ the container should not use any proxy.  Proxy environment variables specified
 for the container in any other way will override the values that would have
 been passed through from the host.  (Other ways to specify the proxy for the
 container include passing the values with the `--env` flag, or hard coding the
-proxy environment at container build time.)
+proxy environment at container build time.)  (Not available for remote commands)
 
 For example, to disable passing these environment variables from host to
 container:
diff --git a/docs/source/markdown/podman-run.1.md b/docs/source/markdown/podman-run.1.md
index b21eb9da91..dd221590d4 100644
--- a/docs/source/markdown/podman-run.1.md
+++ b/docs/source/markdown/podman-run.1.md
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ See [**Environment**](#environment) note below for precedence and examples.
 
 **--env-host**=**true**|**false**
 
-Use host environment inside of the container. See **Environment** note below for precedence.
+Use host environment inside of the container. See **Environment** note below for precedence. (Not available for remote commands)
 
 **--env-file**=*file*
 
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ the container should not use any proxy.  Proxy environment variables specified
 for the container in any other way will override the values that would have
 been passed through from the host.  (Other ways to specify the proxy for the
 container include passing the values with the **--env** flag, or hard coding the
-proxy environment at container build time.)
+proxy environment at container build time.) (Not available for remote commands)
 
 Defaults to **true**.
 
diff --git a/pkg/specgen/generate/container.go b/pkg/specgen/generate/container.go
index 92a2b4d355..e4bd2991ae 100644
--- a/pkg/specgen/generate/container.go
+++ b/pkg/specgen/generate/container.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	envLib "github.com/containers/libpod/pkg/env"
 	"github.com/containers/libpod/pkg/signal"
 	"github.com/containers/libpod/pkg/specgen"
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"golang.org/x/sys/unix"
 )
 
@@ -48,24 +49,28 @@ func CompleteSpec(ctx context.Context, r *libpod.Runtime, s *specgen.SpecGenerat
 		s.StopSignal = &sig
 	}
 
+	rtc, err := r.GetConfig()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	// Get Default Environment
+	defaultEnvs, err := envLib.ParseSlice(rtc.Containers.Env)
+	if err != nil {
+		return errors.Wrap(err, "Env fields in containers.conf failed to parse")
+	}
+
 	// Image envs from the image if they don't exist
-	// already
-	env, err := newImage.Env(ctx)
+	// already, overriding the default environments
+	imageEnvs, err := newImage.Env(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	if len(env) > 0 {
-		envs, err := envLib.ParseSlice(env)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		for k, v := range envs {
-			if _, exists := s.Env[k]; !exists {
-				s.Env[v] = k
-			}
-		}
+	envs, err := envLib.ParseSlice(imageEnvs)
+	if err != nil {
+		return errors.Wrap(err, "Env fields from image failed to parse")
 	}
+	s.Env = envLib.Join(envLib.Join(defaultEnvs, envs), s.Env)
 
 	labels, err := newImage.Labels(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/specgen/specgen.go b/pkg/specgen/specgen.go
index 4ad6dd6fb0..bb01a5d143 100644
--- a/pkg/specgen/specgen.go
+++ b/pkg/specgen/specgen.go
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ type ContainerBasicConfig struct {
 	// Optional.
 	Env map[string]string `json:"env,omitempty"`
 	// Terminal is whether the container will create a PTY.
+	// Optional.
 	Terminal bool `json:"terminal,omitempty"`
 	// Stdin is whether the container will keep its STDIN open.
 	Stdin bool `json:"stdin,omitempty"`
diff --git a/test/e2e/build_test.go b/test/e2e/build_test.go
index 76651283a7..9e41fd231f 100644
--- a/test/e2e/build_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/build_test.go
@@ -177,7 +177,6 @@ var _ = Describe("Podman build", func() {
 	})
 
 	It("podman Test PATH in built image", func() {
-		Skip(v2fail) // Run error - we don't set data from the image (i.e., PATH) yet
 		path := "/tmp:/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin"
 		session := podmanTest.PodmanNoCache([]string{
 			"build", "-f", "build/basicalpine/Containerfile.path", "-t", "test-path",
diff --git a/test/e2e/run_env_test.go b/test/e2e/run_env_test.go
index 867913a081..2adf21171b 100644
--- a/test/e2e/run_env_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/run_env_test.go
@@ -91,7 +91,8 @@ var _ = Describe("Podman run", func() {
 		Expect(match).Should(BeTrue())
 	})
 
-	It("podman run --host-env environment test", func() {
+	It("podman run --env-host environment test", func() {
+		SkipIfRemote()
 		env := append(os.Environ(), "FOO=BAR")
 		session := podmanTest.PodmanAsUser([]string{"run", "--rm", "--env-host", ALPINE, "/bin/printenv", "FOO"}, 0, 0, "", env)
 
@@ -109,6 +110,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Podman run", func() {
 	})
 
 	It("podman run --http-proxy test", func() {
+		SkipIfRemote()
 		os.Setenv("http_proxy", "1.2.3.4")
 		session := podmanTest.Podman([]string{"run", "--rm", ALPINE, "printenv", "http_proxy"})
 		session.WaitWithDefaultTimeout()