diff --git a/src/System.Management.Automation/engine/remoting/common/RunspaceConnectionInfo.cs b/src/System.Management.Automation/engine/remoting/common/RunspaceConnectionInfo.cs
index 72b2f7c5342..3109cc966b6 100644
--- a/src/System.Management.Automation/engine/remoting/common/RunspaceConnectionInfo.cs
+++ b/src/System.Management.Automation/engine/remoting/common/RunspaceConnectionInfo.cs
@@ -2182,7 +2182,7 @@ internal static int StartSSHProcess(
 
             string filename = startInfo.FileName;
             string[] argv = ParseArgv(startInfo);
-            string[] envp = new string[0];
+            string[] envp = CopyEnvVariables(startInfo);
             string cwd = !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(startInfo.WorkingDirectory) ? startInfo.WorkingDirectory : null;
 
             // Invoke the shim fork/execve routine.  It will create pipes for all requested
@@ -2239,6 +2239,20 @@ private static FileStream OpenStream(int fd, FileAccess access)
                 access, StreamBufferSize, isAsync: false);
         }
 
+        /// <summary>Copies environment variables from ProcessStartInfo </summary>
+        /// <param name="psi">ProcessStartInfo</param>
+        /// <returns>String array of environment key/value pairs</returns>
+        private static string[] CopyEnvVariables(ProcessStartInfo psi)
+        {
+            var envp = new string[psi.Environment.Count];
+            int index = 0;
+            foreach (var pair in psi.Environment)
+            {
+                envp[index++] = pair.Key + "=" + pair.Value;
+            }
+            return envp;
+        }
+
         /// <summary>Converts the filename and arguments information from a ProcessStartInfo into an argv array.</summary>
         /// <param name="psi">The ProcessStartInfo.</param>
         /// <returns>The argv array.</returns>