diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index ccfe17a82f4879bf20cc345c579a987d9eba5309..dd689f5908f625f49b4785318daea736aa88927f 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ class EmbeddedPostgres {
                     `--pwfile=${passwordFile}`,
                     `--lc-messages=${LC_MESSAGES_LOCALE}`,
                     ...this.options.initdbFlags,
-                ], Object.assign(Object.assign({}, permissionIds), { env: { LC_MESSAGES: LC_MESSAGES_LOCALE } }));
+                ], Object.assign(Object.assign({}, permissionIds), { env: Object.assign(Object.assign({}, process.env), { LC_MESSAGES: LC_MESSAGES_LOCALE }) }));
                 // Connect to stderr, as that is where the messages get sent
                 (_a = process.stdout) === null || _a === void 0 ? void 0 : _a.on('data', (chunk) => {
                     // Parse the data as a string and log it
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ class EmbeddedPostgres {
                     '-p',
                     this.options.port.toString(),
                     ...this.options.postgresFlags,
-                ], Object.assign(Object.assign({}, permissionIds), { env: { LC_MESSAGES: LC_MESSAGES_LOCALE } }));
+                ], Object.assign(Object.assign({}, permissionIds), { env: Object.assign(Object.assign({}, process.env), { LC_MESSAGES: LC_MESSAGES_LOCALE }) }));
                 // Connect to stderr, as that is where the messages get sent
                 (_a = this.process.stderr) === null || _a === void 0 ? void 0 : _a.on('data', (chunk) => {
                     // Parse the data as a string and log it