diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 3d49f1e..14a1c36 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 - `new <app>` becomes `new <type>` ([#48](https://git.autonomic.zone/coop-cloud/abra/issues/48))
 - `check` is run on `deploy` now and configurable ([77ba5652b2fe15820f5edfa0f642636f7b8eae7e](https://git.autonomic.zone/coop-cloud/abra/commit/77ba5652b2fe15820f5edfa0f642636f7b8eae7e))
 - App configurations are always updated now ([#42](https://git.autonomic.zone/coop-cloud/abra/issues/42))
+- We use docker format `.env` files (no "export" syntax) from now now ([#55](https://git.autonomic.zone/coop-cloud/abra/pulls/55))
 
 # abra 0.4.1 (2020-12-24)
 
diff --git a/abra b/abra
index 4ef5d4b..dee715e 100755
--- a/abra
+++ b/abra
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ require_app_latest() {
 }
 
 # FIXME 3wc: update or remove
-if [ -z "$ABRA_ENV" ] && [ -f .envrc ] && type direnv > /dev/null 2>&1 && ! direnv status | grep -q 'Found RC allowed true'; then
+if [ -z "$ABRA_ENV" ] && [ -f .env ] && type direnv > /dev/null 2>&1 && ! direnv status | grep -q 'Found RC allowed true'; then
   error "direnv is blocked, run direnv allow"
 fi
 
@@ -403,8 +403,11 @@ load_instance() {
 }
 
 load_instance_env() {
+  set -a
   # shellcheck disable=SC1090
   source "$ENV_FILE"
+  set +a
+
   if [ -z "$APP" ]; then
     error "APP not set, maybe $ENV_FILE is using an old format?"
   fi
@@ -525,10 +528,14 @@ sub_app_list (){
     FILE="${PARTS[-1]}"
     SERVER="${PARTS[-2]}"
     DOMAIN="${FILE%.env}"
+
+    set -a
     # shellcheck disable=SC1090
     APP="$(source "$ENV_FILE" && echo "$APP")"
     # shellcheck disable=SC1090
     APP_STACK_NAME="$(source "$ENV_FILE" && echo "$STACK_NAME")"
+    set +a
+
     if [ -z "$APP_STACK_NAME" ]; then
       APP_STACK_NAME="${DOMAIN//./_}"
     fi
@@ -585,7 +592,7 @@ sub_app_new (){
     # FIXME 3wc: offer to user $STACK_$DOMAIN.env name instead
   fi
 
-  cp "$APP_DIR/.envrc.sample" "$ENV_FILE"
+  cp "$APP_DIR/.env.sample" "$ENV_FILE"
   sed -i "s/$APP\.example\.com/$DOMAIN/g" "$ENV_FILE"
   sed -i "s/example\.com/$DOMAIN/g" "$ENV_FILE"
 
@@ -676,8 +683,8 @@ sub_app_check (){
 
   #APP_ENV=$(grep -v '^#' "$ENV_FILE" | sed 's/^.* \([^=]\+\)=.*/\1/' | sort)
   APP_ENV=$(grep -v '^#' "$ENV_FILE" | cut -d' ' -f2 | cut -d'=' -f1 | sort)
-  #STACK_ENV=$(grep -v '^#' "$APP_DIR/.envrc.sample" | sed 's/^.* \([^=]\+\)=.*/\1/' | sort)
-  STACK_ENV=$(grep -v '^#' "$APP_DIR/.envrc.sample" | cut -d' ' -f2 | cut -d'=' -f1 | sort)
+  #STACK_ENV=$(grep -v '^#' "$APP_DIR/.env.sample" | sed 's/^.* \([^=]\+\)=.*/\1/' | sort)
+  STACK_ENV=$(grep -v '^#' "$APP_DIR/.env.sample" | cut -d' ' -f2 | cut -d'=' -f1 | sort)
 
   # Only show "1", items in STACK_ENV which aren't in APP_ENV
   MISSING_VARS=$(comm -23 <(echo "$STACK_ENV") <(echo "$APP_ENV"))
@@ -1031,8 +1038,10 @@ abra() {
 
   # --env <env>
   if [ -n "$abra___env" ]; then
+    set -a
     # shellcheck disable=SC1090
     source "$abra___env" || error "Unable to load env from '$abra___env'"
+    set +a
   fi
 
   load_custom_commands