diff --git a/bin/plugin b/bin/plugin
index 1741ec281..03737ff4f 100755
--- a/bin/plugin
+++ b/bin/plugin
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ use Symfony\Component\Console\Input\ArgvInput;
 use Symfony\Component\Console\Output\ConsoleOutput;
 use Symfony\Component\Console\Formatter\OutputFormatterStyle;
 use Grav\Common\Grav;
+use Grav\Common\Config\Setup;
 use Grav\Common\Filesystem\Folder;
 
 $autoload = require_once(__DIR__ . '/../vendor/autoload.php');
@@ -37,6 +38,9 @@ if (!file_exists(ROOT_DIR . 'index.php')) {
     exit('FATAL: Must be run from ROOT directory of Grav!');
 }
 
+// Set up environment.
+Setup::$environment = 'localhost';
+
 $grav = Grav::instance(array('loader' => $autoload));
 $grav['config']->init();
 $grav['streams'];
diff --git a/system/src/Grav/Common/Config/Setup.php b/system/src/Grav/Common/Config/Setup.php
index 609b0cdcf..c613b9f7b 100644
--- a/system/src/Grav/Common/Config/Setup.php
+++ b/system/src/Grav/Common/Config/Setup.php
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ use RocketTheme\Toolbox\ResourceLocator\UniformResourceLocator;
 
 class Setup extends Data
 {
+    public static $environment;
+
     protected $streams = [
         'system' => [
             'type' => 'ReadOnlyStream',
@@ -131,7 +133,7 @@ class Setup extends Data
      */
     public function __construct($container)
     {
-        $environment = $container['uri']->environment() ?: 'localhost';
+        $environment = static::$environment ?: ($container['uri']->environment() ?: 'localhost');
 
         // Pre-load setup.php which contains our initial configuration.
         // Configuration may contain dynamic parts, which is why we need to always load it.