diff --git a/lib/cli/commands/services.rb b/lib/cli/commands/services.rb
index 976300c..d5a8517 100644
--- a/lib/cli/commands/services.rb
+++ b/lib/cli/commands/services.rb
@@ -184,6 +184,13 @@ def tunnel(service=nil, client_name=nil)
 
       conn_info = tunnel_connection_info info[:vendor], service, auth, infra_name
       display_tunnel_connection_info(conn_info)
+      
+      if Process.uid == 0
+        write_vcap_variable_locally(conn_info,port,info)
+      else
+        display "For VCAP_SERVICES variable locally use: sudo af tunnel".green
+      end
+      
       display "Starting tunnel to #{service.bold} on port #{port.to_s.bold}."
       start_tunnel(port, conn_info, auth, infra_name)
 
diff --git a/lib/cli/tunnel_helper.rb b/lib/cli/tunnel_helper.rb
index 1d373c3..b010ee6 100644
--- a/lib/cli/tunnel_helper.rb
+++ b/lib/cli/tunnel_helper.rb
@@ -199,7 +199,36 @@ def start_tunnel(local_port, conn_info, auth, infra)
       at_exit { @local_tunnel_thread.kill }
     end
 
+    def write_vcap_variable_locally(info, port, service)
+      # Collect our variables
+      user = info['user'] || info['username']
+      port = port
+      host = "127.0.0.1"
+      pass = info['password']
+      name = info['name']
+
+      # Create service key. Mimicing VCAP_SERVICES ENV variable
+      serviceKey = service[:vendor] + "-" + service[:version]
+
+      # Create our, soon to be, JSON object
+      json = {}
+      json[serviceKey] = [nil]
+      json[serviceKey][0] = {
+        :credentials => {
+          :name => name,
+          :port => port,
+          :password => pass,
+          :user => user,
+          :username => user,
+          :host => host,
+          :hostname => host
+        }
+      }
 
+      # Show the user that VCAP_SERVICES JSON data will be available
+      display "Writing JSON DB Info to /etc/af_vcap_services".green
+      system("sudo echo '"+json.to_hash.to_json+"' > /etc/af_vcap_services")
+    end
 
     def pick_tunnel_port(port)
       original = port