diff --git a/config/load.go b/config/load.go
index a7b9c57..c561575 100644
--- a/config/load.go
+++ b/config/load.go
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ func Load() (Config, error) {
 		}
 	}
 	env.Parse(&c)
-	// @todo how to handle env on options so cli args aren't overwrittem?
+	c.Outputs["stdout"] = loadStdout(c.Outputs["stdout"])
 
 	l := ""
 	for k, v := range Overrides {
@@ -55,18 +55,25 @@ func Load() (Config, error) {
 	return c, err
 }
 
+func loadStdout(stdout Output) Output {
+	st := stdoutEnabled{stdout.Enabled}
+	env.Parse(&st)
+	stdout.Enabled = st.Enabled
+	var std Stdout
+	mapst.Decode(stdout.Config, &std)
+	env.Parse(&std)
+	mapst.Decode(std, &stdout.Config)
+	return stdout
+}
+
 func (oo Outputs) Stdout() (s Stdout, enabled bool) {
 	o, ok := oo["stdout"]
 	if !ok {
 		return s, false
 	}
-	st := struct {
-		Enabled bool `env:"LOG_STDOUT_ENABLED"`
-	}{o.Enabled}
-	env.Parse(&st)
 
-	enabled = st.Enabled
+	enabled = o.Enabled
 	mapst.Decode(o.Config, &s)
-	env.Parse(&s)
+
 	return
 }
diff --git a/config/load_test.go b/config/load_test.go
index 6cc9077..e215ff2 100644
--- a/config/load_test.go
+++ b/config/load_test.go
@@ -57,3 +57,21 @@ func TestOverrideJson(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 // @todo test time
+
+func TestStdoutMissing(t *testing.T) {
+	var oo Outputs = map[string]Output{}
+	std, en := oo.Stdout()
+	assert.False(t, en)
+	assert.Equal(t, Stdout{}, std)
+}
+
+func TestStdoutLoad(t *testing.T) {
+	os.Setenv("LOG_STDOUT_JSON", "true")
+	defer os.Unsetenv("LOG_STDOUT_JSON")
+	os.Setenv("LOG_STDOUT_ENABLED", "true")
+	defer os.Unsetenv("LOG_STDOUT_ENABLED")
+	c, _ := Load()
+	std, en := c.Outputs.Stdout()
+	assert.True(t, en)
+	assert.True(t, std.Json)
+}
diff --git a/config/types.go b/config/types.go
index 4226fca..b218509 100644
--- a/config/types.go
+++ b/config/types.go
@@ -19,5 +19,9 @@ type Output struct {
 }
 
 type Stdout struct {
-	Json bool `env:"LOG_STDOUT_JSON"`
+	Json bool `env:"LOG_STDOUT_JSON" mapstructure:"json"`
+}
+
+type stdoutEnabled struct {
+	Enabled bool `env:"LOG_STDOUT_ENABLED"`
 }