diff --git a/cmd/ci_deploy.go b/cmd/ci_deploy.go
index e5bc1cd2fcde397fbfcbe992af9782aabbbeed30..682672441ee8c051eeb07e0cc8c5cceccf70b328 100644
--- a/cmd/ci_deploy.go
+++ b/cmd/ci_deploy.go
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ func fluxDeployCi(config config.Config) error {
 		} else {
 			releaseName = deployable.Name + "-" + environmentSuffix
 		}
-		color.Blue("Updating Flux Release:", releaseName)
+		color.Blue("Updating Flux Release:" + releaseName)
 
 		os.Setenv("KUBE_SERVICE_NAME", releaseName)
 		os.Setenv("CI_PROJECT_NAME", image)
diff --git a/cmd/run.go b/cmd/run.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..61e5a3d7312a9710c7d5d0486e7beeba37af841a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/run.go
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+// Copyright © 2019 NAME HERE <EMAIL ADDRESS>
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package cmd
+
+import (
+	"os"
+	"strings"
+
+	"git.psu.edu/k8s/devtool/environment"
+
+	"git.psu.edu/k8s/devtool/config"
+	"github.com/fatih/color"
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+)
+
+var command string
+
+// runCmd represents the run command
+var runCmd = &cobra.Command{
+	Use:   "run",
+	Short: "run the application",
+	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
+		color.Blue("Running your application")
+
+		conf, err := config.New(configFile)
+		if err != nil {
+			color.New(color.FgYellow).PrintfFunc()("WARNING: no project configuration exists: %s\n", configFile)
+		}
+
+		localConfig := selectLocalConfig(conf.Deployables)
+
+		if localConfig != "" {
+			var helmValues config.HelmValues
+			helmValues, err = config.ReadHelmValues(localConfig)
+			if err != nil {
+				color.Red("Error reading local config file: " + localConfig)
+			}
+			for k, v := range helmValues.EnvironmentVariables {
+				os.Setenv(k, v)
+			}
+		}
+
+		commandSplit := strings.Fields(command)
+		environment.RunRequired(true, commandSplit[0], commandSplit[1:]...)
+	},
+}
+
+func init() {
+	rootCmd.AddCommand(runCmd)
+
+	// Here you will define your flags and configuration settings.
+
+	// Cobra supports Persistent Flags which will work for this command
+	// and all subcommands, e.g.:
+	// runCmd.PersistentFlags().String("foo", "", "A help for foo")
+
+	// Cobra supports local flags which will only run when this command
+	// is called directly, e.g.:
+	runCmd.Flags().StringVarP(&command, "command", "c", "", "The command to run")
+
+	runCmd.MarkFlagRequired("command")
+}
+
+func selectLocalConfig(deployables []config.Deployable) string {
+	if len(deployables) == 0 {
+		return ""
+	}
+
+	//if len(deployables) == 1 {
+	return deployables[0].LocalConfig
+	//}
+
+	//TODO add support for multiple deployables (prompt user and add arg)
+
+}
diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index 5e6423278cf7c2ebea75d008bdb8e9e5fcfb0750..9112c945184f5c4b53fd742e8adaa7253738f72f 100644
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ package config
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"io/ioutil"
+
+	"gopkg.in/yaml.v2"
 )
 
 type (
@@ -20,6 +22,9 @@ type (
 		ChartVersion string `json:"chartVersion"`
 		LocalConfig  string `json:"localConfig"`
 	}
+	HelmValues struct {
+		EnvironmentVariables map[string]string `yaml:"environmentVariables"`
+	}
 )
 
 func (config Config) Write(filename string) error {
@@ -40,3 +45,14 @@ func New(filename string) (Config, error) {
 	err = json.Unmarshal(data, &config)
 	return config, err
 }
+
+func ReadHelmValues(filename string) (HelmValues, error) {
+	data, err := ioutil.ReadFile(filename)
+	var helmValues HelmValues
+	if err != nil {
+		return helmValues, err
+	}
+
+	err = yaml.Unmarshal([]byte(data), &helmValues)
+	return helmValues, err
+}
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index ca513bdab48a0f9a50b3f5d3029aa34ea43bcbb3..88d1010e2edfd9f673bd9562fc34dd2e6c9e862c 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -17,4 +17,5 @@ require (
 	github.com/spf13/viper v1.3.2
 	golang.org/x/lint v0.0.0-20190313153728-d0100b6bd8b3 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/alecthomas/kingpin.v3-unstable v3.0.0-20180810215634-df19058c872c // indirect
+	gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.2.2
 )