diff --git a/lib/kamal/cli/env.rb b/lib/kamal/cli/env.rb
index 1a02aeb1..3cfb1741 100644
--- a/lib/kamal/cli/env.rb
+++ b/lib/kamal/cli/env.rb
@@ -9,20 +9,20 @@ class Kamal::Cli::Env < Kamal::Cli::Base
 
         KAMAL.roles_on(host).each do |role|
           execute *KAMAL.app(role: role).make_env_directory
-          upload! StringIO.new(role.env_file), role.host_env_file_path, mode: 400
+          upload! role.env.secrets_io, role.env.secrets_file, mode: 400
         end
       end
 
       on(KAMAL.traefik_hosts) do
         execute *KAMAL.traefik.make_env_directory
-        upload! StringIO.new(KAMAL.traefik.env_file), KAMAL.traefik.host_env_file_path, mode: 400
+        upload! KAMAL.traefik.env.secrets_io, KAMAL.traefik.env.secrets_file, mode: 400
       end
 
       on(KAMAL.accessory_hosts) do
         KAMAL.accessories_on(host).each do |accessory|
           accessory_config = KAMAL.config.accessory(accessory)
           execute *KAMAL.accessory(accessory).make_env_directory
-          upload! StringIO.new(accessory_config.env_file), accessory_config.host_env_file_path, mode: 400
+          upload! accessory_config.env.secrets_io, accessory_config.env.secrets_file, mode: 400
         end
       end
     end
diff --git a/lib/kamal/commands/accessory.rb b/lib/kamal/commands/accessory.rb
index c4d4545f..661ab7ee 100644
--- a/lib/kamal/commands/accessory.rb
+++ b/lib/kamal/commands/accessory.rb
@@ -99,11 +99,11 @@ class Kamal::Commands::Accessory < Kamal::Commands::Base
   end
 
   def make_env_directory
-    make_directory accessory_config.host_env_directory
+    make_directory accessory_config.env.secrets_directory
   end
 
   def remove_env_file
-    [ :rm, "-f", accessory_config.host_env_file_path ]
+    [ :rm, "-f", accessory_config.env.secrets_file ]
   end
 
   private
diff --git a/lib/kamal/commands/app.rb b/lib/kamal/commands/app.rb
index c49c228b..1695b32a 100644
--- a/lib/kamal/commands/app.rb
+++ b/lib/kamal/commands/app.rb
@@ -68,11 +68,11 @@ class Kamal::Commands::App < Kamal::Commands::Base
 
 
   def make_env_directory
-    make_directory role.host_env_directory
+    make_directory role.env.secrets_directory
   end
 
   def remove_env_file
-    [ :rm, "-f", role.host_env_file_path ]
+    [ :rm, "-f", role.env.secrets_file ]
   end
 
 
diff --git a/lib/kamal/commands/traefik.rb b/lib/kamal/commands/traefik.rb
index ca5b65bd..569c2c2c 100644
--- a/lib/kamal/commands/traefik.rb
+++ b/lib/kamal/commands/traefik.rb
@@ -71,20 +71,18 @@ class Kamal::Commands::Traefik < Kamal::Commands::Base
     "#{host_port}:#{CONTAINER_PORT}"
   end
 
-  def env_file
-    Kamal::EnvFile.new(config.traefik.fetch("env", {}))
-  end
-
-  def host_env_file_path
-    File.join host_env_directory, "traefik.env"
+  def env
+    Kamal::Configuration::Env.from_config \
+      config: config.traefik.fetch("env", {}),
+      secrets_file: File.join(config.host_env_directory, "traefik", "traefik.env")
   end
 
   def make_env_directory
-    make_directory(host_env_directory)
+    make_directory(env.secrets_directory)
   end
 
   def remove_env_file
-    [ :rm, "-f", host_env_file_path ]
+    [ :rm, "-f", env.secrets_file ]
   end
 
   private
@@ -97,11 +95,7 @@ class Kamal::Commands::Traefik < Kamal::Commands::Base
     end
 
     def env_args
-      argumentize "--env-file", host_env_file_path
-    end
-
-    def host_env_directory
-      File.join config.host_env_directory, "traefik"
+      env.args
     end
 
     def labels
diff --git a/lib/kamal/configuration.rb b/lib/kamal/configuration.rb
index 7ac5dc1b..bd5189d9 100644
--- a/lib/kamal/configuration.rb
+++ b/lib/kamal/configuration.rb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ require "erb"
 require "net/ssh/proxy/jump"
 
 class Kamal::Configuration
-  delegate :service, :image, :servers, :env, :labels, :registry, :stop_wait_time, :hooks_path, :logging, to: :raw_config, allow_nil: true
+  delegate :service, :image, :servers, :labels, :registry, :stop_wait_time, :hooks_path, :logging, to: :raw_config, allow_nil: true
   delegate :argumentize, :optionize, to: Kamal::Utils
 
   attr_reader :destination, :raw_config
@@ -216,12 +216,17 @@ class Kamal::Configuration
     raw_config.hooks_path || ".kamal/hooks"
   end
 
+  def asset_path
+    raw_config.asset_path
+  end
+
+
   def host_env_directory
     "#{run_directory}/env"
   end
 
-  def asset_path
-    raw_config.asset_path
+  def env
+    raw_config.env || {}
   end
 
 
diff --git a/lib/kamal/configuration/accessory.rb b/lib/kamal/configuration/accessory.rb
index f83b6a1e..1477031e 100644
--- a/lib/kamal/configuration/accessory.rb
+++ b/lib/kamal/configuration/accessory.rb
@@ -42,23 +42,13 @@ class Kamal::Configuration::Accessory
   end
 
   def env
-    specifics["env"] || {}
-  end
-
-  def env_file
-    Kamal::EnvFile.new(env)
-  end
-
-  def host_env_directory
-    File.join config.host_env_directory, "accessories"
-  end
-
-  def host_env_file_path
-    File.join host_env_directory, "#{service_name}.env"
+    Kamal::Configuration::Env.from_config \
+      config: specifics.fetch("env", {}),
+      secrets_file: File.join(config.host_env_directory, "accessories", "#{service_name}.env")
   end
 
   def env_args
-    argumentize "--env-file", host_env_file_path
+    env.args
   end
 
   def files
@@ -111,10 +101,10 @@ class Kamal::Configuration::Accessory
     end
 
     def with_clear_env_loaded
-      (env["clear"] || env).each { |k, v| ENV[k] = v }
+      env.clear.each { |k, v| ENV[k] = v }
       yield
     ensure
-      (env["clear"] || env).each { |k, v| ENV.delete(k) }
+      env.clear.each { |k, v| ENV.delete(k) }
     end
 
     def read_dynamic_file(local_file)
diff --git a/lib/kamal/configuration/env.rb b/lib/kamal/configuration/env.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f9b8cd66
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/kamal/configuration/env.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+class Kamal::Configuration::Env
+  attr_reader :secrets_keys, :clear, :secrets_file
+  delegate :argumentize, to: Kamal::Utils
+
+  def self.from_config(config:, secrets_file: nil)
+    secrets_keys = config.fetch("secret", [])
+    clear = config.fetch("clear", config.key?("secret") ? {} : config)
+
+    new clear: clear, secrets_keys: secrets_keys, secrets_file: secrets_file
+  end
+
+  def initialize(clear:, secrets_keys:, secrets_file:)
+    @clear = clear
+    @secrets_keys = secrets_keys
+    @secrets_file = secrets_file
+  end
+
+  def args
+    [ "--env-file", secrets_file, *argumentize("--env", clear) ]
+  end
+
+  def secrets_io
+    StringIO.new(Kamal::EnvFile.new(secrets).to_s)
+  end
+
+  def secrets
+    @secrets ||= secrets_keys.to_h { |key| [ key, ENV.fetch(key) ] }
+  end
+
+  def secrets_directory
+    File.dirname(secrets_file)
+  end
+
+  def merge(other)
+    self.class.new \
+      clear: @clear.merge(other.clear),
+      secrets_keys: @secrets_keys | other.secrets_keys,
+      secrets_file: secrets_file
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/kamal/configuration/role.rb b/lib/kamal/configuration/role.rb
index 4f0f1d67..d77d6ee0 100644
--- a/lib/kamal/configuration/role.rb
+++ b/lib/kamal/configuration/role.rb
@@ -51,27 +51,11 @@ class Kamal::Configuration::Role
 
 
   def env
-    if config.env && config.env["secret"]
-      merged_env_with_secrets
-    else
-      merged_env
-    end
-  end
-
-  def env_file
-    Kamal::EnvFile.new(env)
-  end
-
-  def host_env_directory
-    File.join config.host_env_directory, "roles"
-  end
-
-  def host_env_file_path
-    File.join host_env_directory, "#{[ config.service, name, config.destination ].compact.join("-")}.env"
+    @env ||= base_env.merge(specialized_env)
   end
 
   def env_args
-    argumentize "--env-file", host_env_file_path
+    env.args
   end
 
   def asset_volume_args
@@ -217,7 +201,7 @@ class Kamal::Configuration::Role
     end
 
     def traefik_service
-      [ config.service, name, config.destination ].compact.join("-")
+      container_prefix
     end
 
     def custom_labels
@@ -236,24 +220,14 @@ class Kamal::Configuration::Role
     end
 
     def specialized_env
-      specializations["env"] || {}
-    end
-
-    def merged_env
-      config.env&.merge(specialized_env) || {}
+      Kamal::Configuration::Env.from_config config: specializations.fetch("env", {})
     end
 
     # Secrets are stored in an array, which won't merge by default, so have to do it by hand.
-    def merged_env_with_secrets
-      merged_env.tap do |new_env|
-        new_env["secret"] = Array(config.env["secret"]) + Array(specialized_env["secret"])
-
-        # If there's no secret/clear split, everything is clear
-        clear_app_env  = config.env["secret"] ? Array(config.env["clear"]) : Array(config.env["clear"] || config.env)
-        clear_role_env = specialized_env["secret"] ? Array(specialized_env["clear"]) : Array(specialized_env["clear"] || specialized_env)
-
-        new_env["clear"] = clear_app_env.to_h.merge(clear_role_env.to_h)
-      end
+    def base_env
+      Kamal::Configuration::Env.from_config \
+        config: config.env,
+        secrets_file: File.join(config.host_env_directory, "roles", "#{container_prefix}.env")
     end
 
     def http_health_check(port:, path:)
diff --git a/lib/kamal/env_file.rb b/lib/kamal/env_file.rb
index 24c3353a..0c9f2341 100644
--- a/lib/kamal/env_file.rb
+++ b/lib/kamal/env_file.rb
@@ -6,18 +6,8 @@ class Kamal::EnvFile
 
   def to_s
     env_file = StringIO.new.tap do |contents|
-      if (secrets = @env["secret"]).present?
-        @env.fetch("secret", @env)&.each do |key|
-          contents << docker_env_file_line(key, ENV.fetch(key))
-        end
-
-        @env["clear"]&.each do |key, value|
-          contents << docker_env_file_line(key, value)
-        end
-      else
-        @env.fetch("clear", @env)&.each do |key, value|
-          contents << docker_env_file_line(key, value)
-        end
+      @env.each do |key, value|
+        contents << docker_env_file_line(key, value)
       end
     end.string
 
diff --git a/test/cli/accessory_test.rb b/test/cli/accessory_test.rb
index f6e6045b..ecce810f 100644
--- a/test/cli/accessory_test.rb
+++ b/test/cli/accessory_test.rb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ class CliAccessoryTest < CliTestCase
 
     run_command("boot", "mysql").tap do |output|
       assert_match /docker login.*on 1.1.1.3/, output
-      assert_match "docker run --name app-mysql --detach --restart unless-stopped --log-opt max-size=\"10m\" --publish 3306:3306 --env-file .kamal/env/accessories/app-mysql.env --volume $PWD/app-mysql/etc/mysql/my.cnf:/etc/mysql/my.cnf --volume $PWD/app-mysql/data:/var/lib/mysql --label service=\"app-mysql\" mysql:5.7 on 1.1.1.3", output
+      assert_match "docker run --name app-mysql --detach --restart unless-stopped --log-opt max-size=\"10m\" --publish 3306:3306 --env-file .kamal/env/accessories/app-mysql.env --env MYSQL_ROOT_HOST=\"%\" --volume $PWD/app-mysql/etc/mysql/my.cnf:/etc/mysql/my.cnf --volume $PWD/app-mysql/data:/var/lib/mysql --label service=\"app-mysql\" mysql:5.7 on 1.1.1.3", output
     end
   end
 
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ class CliAccessoryTest < CliTestCase
       assert_match /docker login.*on 1.1.1.3/, output
       assert_match /docker login.*on 1.1.1.1/, output
       assert_match /docker login.*on 1.1.1.2/, output
-      assert_match "docker run --name app-mysql --detach --restart unless-stopped --log-opt max-size=\"10m\" --publish 3306:3306 --env-file .kamal/env/accessories/app-mysql.env --volume $PWD/app-mysql/etc/mysql/my.cnf:/etc/mysql/my.cnf --volume $PWD/app-mysql/data:/var/lib/mysql --label service=\"app-mysql\" mysql:5.7 on 1.1.1.3", output
+      assert_match "docker run --name app-mysql --detach --restart unless-stopped --log-opt max-size=\"10m\" --publish 3306:3306 --env-file .kamal/env/accessories/app-mysql.env --env MYSQL_ROOT_HOST=\"%\" --volume $PWD/app-mysql/etc/mysql/my.cnf:/etc/mysql/my.cnf --volume $PWD/app-mysql/data:/var/lib/mysql --label service=\"app-mysql\" mysql:5.7 on 1.1.1.3", output
       assert_match "docker run --name app-redis --detach --restart unless-stopped --log-opt max-size=\"10m\" --publish 6379:6379 --env-file .kamal/env/accessories/app-redis.env --volume $PWD/app-redis/data:/data --label service=\"app-redis\" redis:latest on 1.1.1.1", output
       assert_match "docker run --name app-redis --detach --restart unless-stopped --log-opt max-size=\"10m\" --publish 6379:6379 --env-file .kamal/env/accessories/app-redis.env --volume $PWD/app-redis/data:/data --label service=\"app-redis\" redis:latest on 1.1.1.2", output
     end
diff --git a/test/commands/accessory_test.rb b/test/commands/accessory_test.rb
index f0e1fbe7..da8c3057 100644
--- a/test/commands/accessory_test.rb
+++ b/test/commands/accessory_test.rb
@@ -50,11 +50,11 @@ class CommandsAccessoryTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
 
   test "run" do
     assert_equal \
-      "docker run --name app-mysql --detach --restart unless-stopped --log-opt max-size=\"10m\" --publish 3306:3306 --env-file .kamal/env/accessories/app-mysql.env --label service=\"app-mysql\" private.registry/mysql:8.0",
+      "docker run --name app-mysql --detach --restart unless-stopped --log-opt max-size=\"10m\" --publish 3306:3306 --env-file .kamal/env/accessories/app-mysql.env --env MYSQL_ROOT_HOST=\"%\" --label service=\"app-mysql\" private.registry/mysql:8.0",
       new_command(:mysql).run.join(" ")
 
     assert_equal \
-      "docker run --name app-redis --detach --restart unless-stopped --log-opt max-size=\"10m\" --publish 6379:6379 --env-file .kamal/env/accessories/app-redis.env --volume /var/lib/redis:/data --label service=\"app-redis\" --label cache=\"true\" redis:latest",
+      "docker run --name app-redis --detach --restart unless-stopped --log-opt max-size=\"10m\" --publish 6379:6379 --env-file .kamal/env/accessories/app-redis.env --env SOMETHING=\"else\" --volume /var/lib/redis:/data --label service=\"app-redis\" --label cache=\"true\" redis:latest",
       new_command(:redis).run.join(" ")
 
     assert_equal \
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ class CommandsAccessoryTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
 
   test "execute in new container" do
     assert_equal \
-      "docker run --rm --env-file .kamal/env/accessories/app-mysql.env private.registry/mysql:8.0 mysql -u root",
+      "docker run --rm --env-file .kamal/env/accessories/app-mysql.env --env MYSQL_ROOT_HOST=\"%\" private.registry/mysql:8.0 mysql -u root",
       new_command(:mysql).execute_in_new_container("mysql", "-u", "root").join(" ")
   end
 
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ class CommandsAccessoryTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
 
   test "execute in new container over ssh" do
     new_command(:mysql).stub(:run_over_ssh, ->(cmd) { cmd.join(" ") }) do
-      assert_match %r{docker run -it --rm --env-file .kamal/env/accessories/app-mysql.env private.registry/mysql:8.0 mysql -u root},
+      assert_match %r{docker run -it --rm --env-file .kamal/env/accessories/app-mysql.env --env MYSQL_ROOT_HOST=\"%\" private.registry/mysql:8.0 mysql -u root},
         new_command(:mysql).execute_in_new_container_over_ssh("mysql", "-u", "root")
     end
   end
diff --git a/test/commands/traefik_test.rb b/test/commands/traefik_test.rb
index 4ba98584..157670a3 100644
--- a/test/commands/traefik_test.rb
+++ b/test/commands/traefik_test.rb
@@ -177,14 +177,10 @@ class CommandsTraefikTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
       new_command.follow_logs(host: @config[:servers].first, grep: "hello!")
   end
 
-  test "env_file" do
+  test "secrets io" do
     @config[:traefik]["env"] = { "secret" => %w[EXAMPLE_API_KEY] }
 
-    assert_equal "EXAMPLE_API_KEY=456\n", new_command.env_file.to_s
-  end
-
-  test "host_env_file_path" do
-    assert_equal ".kamal/env/traefik/traefik.env", new_command.host_env_file_path
+    assert_equal "EXAMPLE_API_KEY=456\n", new_command.env.secrets_io.string
   end
 
   test "make_env_directory" do
diff --git a/test/configuration/accessory_test.rb b/test/configuration/accessory_test.rb
index fea05f6c..d53ac9ba 100644
--- a/test/configuration/accessory_test.rb
+++ b/test/configuration/accessory_test.rb
@@ -113,29 +113,25 @@ class ConfigurationAccessoryTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
   end
 
   test "env args" do
-    assert_equal [ "--env-file", ".kamal/env/accessories/app-mysql.env" ], @config.accessory(:mysql).env_args
-    assert_equal [ "--env-file", ".kamal/env/accessories/app-redis.env" ], @config.accessory(:redis).env_args
+    assert_equal [ "--env-file", ".kamal/env/accessories/app-mysql.env", "--env", "MYSQL_ROOT_HOST=\"%\"" ], @config.accessory(:mysql).env_args
+    assert_equal [ "--env-file", ".kamal/env/accessories/app-redis.env", "--env", "SOMETHING=\"else\"" ], @config.accessory(:redis).env_args
   end
 
-  test "env file with secret" do
+  test "env with secrets" do
     ENV["MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD"] = "secret123"
 
-    expected = <<~ENV
+    expected_secrets_file = <<~ENV
       MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD=secret123
-      MYSQL_ROOT_HOST=%
     ENV
 
-    assert_equal expected, @config.accessory(:mysql).env_file.to_s
+    assert_equal expected_secrets_file, @config.accessory(:mysql).env.secrets_io.string
+    assert_equal [ "--env-file", ".kamal/env/accessories/app-mysql.env", "--env", "MYSQL_ROOT_HOST=\"%\"" ], @config.accessory(:mysql).env_args
   ensure
     ENV["MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD"] = nil
   end
 
-  test "host_env_directory" do
-    assert_equal ".kamal/env/accessories", @config.accessory(:mysql).host_env_directory
-  end
-
-  test "host_env_file_path" do
-    assert_equal ".kamal/env/accessories/app-mysql.env", @config.accessory(:mysql).host_env_file_path
+  test "env secrets path" do
+    assert_equal ".kamal/env/accessories/app-mysql.env", @config.accessory(:mysql).env.secrets_file
   end
 
   test "volume args" do
diff --git a/test/configuration/env_test.rb b/test/configuration/env_test.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d24c6211
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/configuration/env_test.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+require "test_helper"
+
+class ConfigurationEnvTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
+  require "test_helper"
+
+  test "simple" do
+    assert_config \
+      config: { "foo" => "bar", "baz" => "haz" },
+      clear: { "foo" => "bar", "baz" => "haz" },
+      secrets: {}
+  end
+
+  test "clear" do
+    assert_config \
+      config: { "clear" => { "foo" => "bar", "baz" => "haz" } },
+      clear: { "foo" => "bar", "baz" => "haz" },
+      secrets: {}
+  end
+
+  test "secret" do
+    ENV["PASSWORD"] = "hello"
+    env = Kamal::Configuration::Env.from_config config: { "secret" => [ "PASSWORD" ] }
+
+    assert_config \
+      config: { "secret" => [ "PASSWORD" ] },
+      clear: {},
+      secrets: { "PASSWORD" => "hello" }
+  ensure
+    ENV.delete "PASSWORD"
+  end
+
+  test "missing secret" do
+    env = {
+      "secret" => [ "PASSWORD" ]
+    }
+
+    assert_raises(KeyError) { Kamal::Configuration::Env.from_config(config: { "secret" => [ "PASSWORD" ] }).secrets }
+  end
+
+  test "secret and clear" do
+    ENV["PASSWORD"] = "hello"
+    config = {
+      "secret" => [ "PASSWORD" ],
+      "clear" => {
+        "foo" => "bar",
+        "baz" => "haz"
+      }
+    }
+
+    assert_config \
+      config: config,
+      clear: { "foo" => "bar", "baz" => "haz" },
+      secrets: { "PASSWORD" => "hello" }
+  ensure
+    ENV.delete "PASSWORD"
+  end
+
+  test "stringIO conversion" do
+    env = {
+      "foo" => "bar",
+      "baz" => "haz"
+    }
+
+    assert_equal "foo=bar\nbaz=haz\n", \
+      StringIO.new(Kamal::EnvFile.new(env)).read
+  end
+
+  private
+    def assert_config(config:, clear:, secrets:)
+      env = Kamal::Configuration::Env.from_config config: config
+      assert_equal clear, env.clear
+      assert_equal secrets, env.secrets
+    end
+end
diff --git a/test/configuration/role_test.rb b/test/configuration/role_test.rb
index 8c4560cd..1c57a06a 100644
--- a/test/configuration/role_test.rb
+++ b/test/configuration/role_test.rb
@@ -70,14 +70,10 @@ class ConfigurationRoleTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
   end
 
   test "env overwritten by role" do
-    assert_equal "redis://a/b", @config_with_roles.role(:workers).env["REDIS_URL"]
+    assert_equal "redis://a/b", @config_with_roles.role(:workers).env.clear["REDIS_URL"]
 
-    expected_env = <<~ENV
-      REDIS_URL=redis://a/b
-      WEB_CONCURRENCY=4
-    ENV
-
-    assert_equal expected_env, @config_with_roles.role(:workers).env_file.to_s
+    assert_equal "\n", @config_with_roles.role(:workers).env.secrets_io.string
+    assert_equal [ "--env-file", ".kamal/env/roles/app-workers.env", "--env", "REDIS_URL=\"redis://a/b\"", "--env", "WEB_CONCURRENCY=\"4\"" ], @config_with_roles.role(:workers).env_args
   end
 
   test "container name" do
@@ -90,7 +86,7 @@ class ConfigurationRoleTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
   end
 
   test "env args" do
-    assert_equal [ "--env-file", ".kamal/env/roles/app-workers.env" ], @config_with_roles.role(:workers).env_args
+    assert_equal [ "--env-file", ".kamal/env/roles/app-workers.env", "--env", "REDIS_URL=\"redis://a/b\"", "--env", "WEB_CONCURRENCY=\"4\"" ], @config_with_roles.role(:workers).env_args
   end
 
   test "env secret overwritten by role" do
@@ -116,14 +112,13 @@ class ConfigurationRoleTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
     ENV["REDIS_PASSWORD"] = "secret456"
     ENV["DB_PASSWORD"] = "secret&\"123"
 
-    expected = <<~ENV
+    expected_secrets_file = <<~ENV
       REDIS_PASSWORD=secret456
       DB_PASSWORD=secret&\"123
-      REDIS_URL=redis://a/b
-      WEB_CONCURRENCY=4
     ENV
 
-    assert_equal expected, @config_with_roles.role(:workers).env_file.to_s
+    assert_equal expected_secrets_file, @config_with_roles.role(:workers).env.secrets_io.string
+    assert_equal [ "--env-file", ".kamal/env/roles/app-workers.env", "--env", "REDIS_URL=\"redis://a/b\"", "--env", "WEB_CONCURRENCY=\"4\"" ], @config_with_roles.role(:workers).env_args
   ensure
     ENV["REDIS_PASSWORD"] = nil
     ENV["DB_PASSWORD"] = nil
@@ -142,13 +137,12 @@ class ConfigurationRoleTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
 
     ENV["DB_PASSWORD"] = "secret123"
 
-    expected = <<~ENV
+    expected_secrets_file = <<~ENV
       DB_PASSWORD=secret123
-      REDIS_URL=redis://a/b
-      WEB_CONCURRENCY=4
     ENV
 
-    assert_equal expected, @config_with_roles.role(:workers).env_file.to_s
+    assert_equal expected_secrets_file, @config_with_roles.role(:workers).env.secrets_io.string
+    assert_equal [ "--env-file", ".kamal/env/roles/app-workers.env", "--env", "REDIS_URL=\"redis://a/b\"", "--env", "WEB_CONCURRENCY=\"4\"" ], @config_with_roles.role(:workers).env_args
   ensure
     ENV["DB_PASSWORD"] = nil
   end
@@ -165,13 +159,12 @@ class ConfigurationRoleTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
 
     ENV["REDIS_PASSWORD"] = "secret456"
 
-    expected = <<~ENV
+    expected_secrets_file = <<~ENV
       REDIS_PASSWORD=secret456
-      REDIS_URL=redis://a/b
-      WEB_CONCURRENCY=4
     ENV
 
-    assert_equal expected, @config_with_roles.role(:workers).env_file.to_s
+    assert_equal expected_secrets_file, @config_with_roles.role(:workers).env.secrets_io.string
+    assert_equal [ "--env-file", ".kamal/env/roles/app-workers.env", "--env", "REDIS_URL=\"redis://a/b\"", "--env", "WEB_CONCURRENCY=\"4\"" ], @config_with_roles.role(:workers).env_args
   ensure
     ENV["REDIS_PASSWORD"] = nil
   end
@@ -194,22 +187,18 @@ class ConfigurationRoleTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
 
     ENV["REDIS_PASSWORD"] = "secret456"
 
-    expected = <<~ENV
+    expected_secrets_file = <<~ENV
       REDIS_PASSWORD=secret456
-      REDIS_URL=redis://c/d
     ENV
 
-    assert_equal expected, @config_with_roles.role(:workers).env_file.to_s
+    assert_equal expected_secrets_file, @config_with_roles.role(:workers).env.secrets_io.string
+    assert_equal [ "--env-file", ".kamal/env/roles/app-workers.env", "--env", "REDIS_URL=\"redis://c/d\"" ], @config_with_roles.role(:workers).env_args
   ensure
     ENV["REDIS_PASSWORD"] = nil
   end
 
-  test "host_env_directory" do
-    assert_equal ".kamal/env/roles", @config_with_roles.role(:workers).host_env_directory
-  end
-
-  test "host_env_file_path" do
-    assert_equal ".kamal/env/roles/app-workers.env", @config_with_roles.role(:workers).host_env_file_path
+  test "env secrets_file" do
+    assert_equal ".kamal/env/roles/app-workers.env", @config_with_roles.role(:workers).env.secrets_file
   end
 
   test "uses cord" do
diff --git a/test/env_file_test.rb b/test/env_file_test.rb
index e4a1322c..6fcef6e3 100644
--- a/test/env_file_test.rb
+++ b/test/env_file_test.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 require "test_helper"
 
 class EnvFileTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
-  test "env file simple" do
+  test "to_s" do
     env = {
       "foo" => "bar",
       "baz" => "haz"
@@ -11,80 +11,27 @@ class EnvFileTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
       Kamal::EnvFile.new(env).to_s
   end
 
-  test "env file clear" do
-    env = {
-      "clear" => {
-        "foo" => "bar",
-        "baz" => "haz"
-      }
-    }
-
-    assert_equal "foo=bar\nbaz=haz\n", \
-      Kamal::EnvFile.new(env).to_s
-  end
-
-  test "env file empty" do
+  test "to_s empty" do
     assert_equal "\n", Kamal::EnvFile.new({}).to_s
   end
 
-  test "env file secret" do
-    ENV["PASSWORD"] = "hello"
+  test "to_s escaped newline" do
     env = {
-      "secret" => [ "PASSWORD" ]
+      "foo" => "hello\\nthere"
     }
 
-    assert_equal "PASSWORD=hello\n", \
+    assert_equal "foo=hello\\\\nthere\n", \
       Kamal::EnvFile.new(env).to_s
   ensure
     ENV.delete "PASSWORD"
   end
 
-  test "env file secret escaped newline" do
-    ENV["PASSWORD"] = "hello\\nthere"
+  test "to_s newline" do
     env = {
-      "secret" => [ "PASSWORD" ]
+      "foo" => "hello\nthere"
     }
 
-    assert_equal "PASSWORD=hello\\\\nthere\n", \
-      Kamal::EnvFile.new(env).to_s
-  ensure
-    ENV.delete "PASSWORD"
-  end
-
-  test "env file secret newline" do
-    ENV["PASSWORD"] = "hello\nthere"
-    env = {
-      "secret" => [ "PASSWORD" ]
-    }
-
-    assert_equal "PASSWORD=hello\\nthere\n", \
-      Kamal::EnvFile.new(env).to_s
-  ensure
-    ENV.delete "PASSWORD"
-  end
-
-  test "env file missing secret" do
-    env = {
-      "secret" => [ "PASSWORD" ]
-    }
-
-    assert_raises(KeyError) { Kamal::EnvFile.new(env).to_s }
-
-  ensure
-    ENV.delete "PASSWORD"
-  end
-
-  test "env file secret and clear" do
-    ENV["PASSWORD"] = "hello"
-    env = {
-      "secret" => [ "PASSWORD" ],
-      "clear" => {
-        "foo" => "bar",
-        "baz" => "haz"
-      }
-    }
-
-    assert_equal "PASSWORD=hello\nfoo=bar\nbaz=haz\n", \
+    assert_equal "foo=hello\\nthere\n", \
       Kamal::EnvFile.new(env).to_s
   ensure
     ENV.delete "PASSWORD"
diff --git a/test/integration/main_test.rb b/test/integration/main_test.rb
index 7c858a17..e4f8db61 100644
--- a/test/integration/main_test.rb
+++ b/test/integration/main_test.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ class MainTest < IntegrationTest
   test "envify, deploy, redeploy, rollback, details and audit" do
     kamal :envify
     assert_local_env_file "SECRET_TOKEN=1234"
-    assert_remote_env_file "SECRET_TOKEN=1234\nCLEAR_TOKEN=4321"
+    assert_remote_env_file "SECRET_TOKEN=1234"
     remove_local_env_file
 
     first_version = latest_app_version
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ class MainTest < IntegrationTest
     kamal :deploy
     assert_app_is_up version: first_version
     assert_hooks_ran "pre-connect", "pre-build", "pre-deploy", "post-deploy"
+    assert_env :CLEAR_TOKEN, "4321", version: first_version
+    assert_env :SECRET_TOKEN, "1234", version: first_version
 
     second_version = update_app_rev
 
@@ -94,6 +96,10 @@ class MainTest < IntegrationTest
       assert_equal contents, deployer_exec("cat .env", capture: true)
     end
 
+    def assert_env(key, value, version:)
+      assert_equal "#{key}=#{value}", docker_compose("exec vm1 docker exec app-web-#{version} env | grep #{key}", capture: true)
+    end
+
     def remove_local_env_file
       deployer_exec("rm .env")
     end