diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9989e14..5cdf99c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -70,8 +70,10 @@ MIT license, please see the LICENSE file.  All rights reserved._
 
     Application Environment
       env <appname>                                List application environment variables
-      env-add <appname> <variable[=]value>         Add an environment variable to an application
-      env-del <appname> <variable>                 Delete an environment variable to an application
+      env-add <appname> <variable[=]value>
+          [--no-restart]                           Add an environment variable to an application
+      env-del <appname> <variable>                 
+          [--no-restart]                           Delete an environment variable to an application
 
     Services
       services                                     Lists of services available and provisioned
diff --git a/lib/cli/commands/apps.rb b/lib/cli/commands/apps.rb
index 581aa3a..308c028 100644
--- a/lib/cli/commands/apps.rb
+++ b/lib/cli/commands/apps.rb
@@ -429,6 +429,7 @@ def environment(appname)
     end
 
     def environment_add(appname, k, v=nil)
+      no_restart = @options[:norestart]
       app = client.app_info(appname)
       env = app[:env] || []
       k,v = k.split('=', 2) unless v
@@ -437,7 +438,7 @@ def environment_add(appname, k, v=nil)
       app[:env] = env
       client.update_app(appname, app)
       display 'OK'.green
-      restart appname if app[:state] == 'STARTED'
+      restart appname if app[:state] == 'STARTED' unless no_restart
     end
 
     def environment_del(appname, variable)
@@ -457,7 +458,7 @@ def environment_del(appname, variable)
         app[:env] = env
         client.update_app(appname, app)
         display 'OK'.green
-        restart appname if app[:state] == 'STARTED'
+        restart appname if app[:state] == 'STARTED' unless no_restart
       else
         display 'OK'.green
       end
diff --git a/lib/cli/runner.rb b/lib/cli/runner.rb
index 0c50e42..2257801 100644
--- a/lib/cli/runner.rb
+++ b/lib/cli/runner.rb
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ def parse_options!
       opts.on('--path PATH')       { |path|  @options[:path] = path }
       opts.on('--no-start')        {         @options[:nostart] = true }
       opts.on('--nostart')         {         @options[:nostart] = true }
+      opts.on('--no-restart')      {         @options[:norestart] = true }
+      opts.on('--norestart')       {         @options[:norestart] = true }
       opts.on('--force')           {         @options[:force] = true }
       opts.on('--all')             {         @options[:all] = true }