diff --git a/src/kiwi/subcommands/logs.py b/src/kiwi/subcommands/logs.py
index abcf354..c38a635 100644
--- a/src/kiwi/subcommands/logs.py
+++ b/src/kiwi/subcommands/logs.py
@@ -20,33 +20,19 @@ class LogsCommand(ServiceCommand):
         )
 
     def run(self, config, args):
-        project_name = args.project
-        project_marker = config['markers:project']
-        project_dir = f'{project_name}{project_marker}'
-
-        environment = {
-            'KIWI_HUB_NAME': config['network:name'],
-            'COMPOSE_PROJECT_NAME': project_name
-        }
-
-        process_args = ['logs', '-t']
+        compose_args = ['logs', '-t']
         if args.follow:
-            process_args = [*process_args, '-f', '--tail=10']
+            compose_args = [*compose_args, '-f', '--tail=10']
 
         if args.services:
-            process_args = [*process_args, *args.services]
+            compose_args = [*compose_args, *args.services]
 
         try:
             if args.follow:
-                DockerCommand('docker-compose').run(
-                    process_args,
-                    cwd=project_dir, env=environment
-                )
+                DockerCommand('docker-compose').run(config, args, compose_args)
             else:
-                DockerCommand('docker-compose').run_less(
-                    process_args,
-                    cwd=project_dir, env=environment
-                )
+                DockerCommand('docker-compose').run_less(config, args, compose_args)
+
         except KeyboardInterrupt:
             logging.debug("Subprocess aborted.")
             print()
diff --git a/src/kiwi/subcommands/utils/dockercommand.py b/src/kiwi/subcommands/utils/dockercommand.py
index 5d5a28d..00a2f46 100644
--- a/src/kiwi/subcommands/utils/dockercommand.py
+++ b/src/kiwi/subcommands/utils/dockercommand.py
@@ -1,10 +1,35 @@
 # system
+import logging
+import os
 import subprocess
 
 # local
 from .executable import Executable
 
 
+def _update_kwargs(config, args, **kwargs):
+    project_name = args.project
+    project_marker = config['markers:project']
+    project_dir = f'{project_name}{project_marker}'
+    kwargs['cwd'] = project_dir
+
+    if 'env' not in kwargs:
+        kwargs['env'] = {}
+
+    if config['runtime:env'] is not None:
+        kwargs['env'].update(config['runtime:env'])
+
+    kwargs['env'].update({
+        'KIWI_HUB_NAME': config['network:name'],
+        'COMPOSE_PROJECT_NAME': project_name,
+        'CONFDIR': os.path.join(config['runtime:storage'], 'conf'),
+        'TARGETDIR': os.path.join(config['runtime:storage'], project_dir)
+    })
+
+    logging.debug(f"kwargs updated: {kwargs}")
+    return kwargs
+
+
 class DockerCommand(Executable):
     __requires_root = None
 
@@ -21,24 +46,19 @@ class DockerCommand(Executable):
             except subprocess.CalledProcessError:
                 DockerCommand.__requires_root = True
 
-    def run(self, args, **kwargs):
+    def run(self, config, args, process_args, **kwargs):
+        kwargs = _update_kwargs(config, args, **kwargs)
+
         # equivalent to 'super().run' but agnostic of nested class construct
         super().__getattr__("run")(
-            args, DockerCommand.__requires_root,
+            process_args, DockerCommand.__requires_root,
             **kwargs
         )
 
-    def run_less(self, args, **kwargs):
-        process = self.Popen(
-            args, DockerCommand.__requires_root,
-            stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL,
+    def run_less(self, config, args, process_args, **kwargs):
+        kwargs = _update_kwargs(config, args, **kwargs)
+
+        super().__getattr__("run_less")(
+            process_args, DockerCommand.__requires_root,
             **kwargs
         )
-
-        less_process = Executable('less').run(
-            ['-R', '+G'],
-            stdin=process.stdout
-        )
-
-        process.communicate()
-        return less_process
diff --git a/src/kiwi/subcommands/utils/executable.py b/src/kiwi/subcommands/utils/executable.py
index 2c1c56f..7ec5f65 100644
--- a/src/kiwi/subcommands/utils/executable.py
+++ b/src/kiwi/subcommands/utils/executable.py
@@ -36,18 +36,35 @@ class Executable:
             logging.debug(f"Executable cmd{cmd}, kwargs{kwargs}")
             return cmd
 
-        def run(self, args, requires_root=False, **kwargs):
+        def run(self, process_args, requires_root=False, **kwargs):
             return subprocess.run(
-                self.__build_cmd(args, requires_root, **kwargs),
+                self.__build_cmd(process_args, requires_root, **kwargs),
                 **kwargs
             )
 
-        def Popen(self, args, requires_root=False, **kwargs):
+        def Popen(self, process_args, requires_root=False, **kwargs):
             return subprocess.Popen(
-                self.__build_cmd(args, requires_root, **kwargs),
+                self.__build_cmd(process_args, requires_root, **kwargs),
                 **kwargs
             )
 
+        def run_less(self, process_args, requires_root=False, **kwargs):
+            kwargs['stdout'] = subprocess.PIPE
+            kwargs['stderr'] = subprocess.DEVNULL
+
+            process = self.Popen(
+                process_args, requires_root,
+                **kwargs
+            )
+
+            less_process = Executable('less').run(
+                ['-R', '+G'],
+                stdin=process.stdout
+            )
+
+            process.communicate()
+            return less_process
+
     __exe_name = None
     __instances = {}