1 files changed, 2 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/lib/PublicInbox/LeiQuery.pm b/lib/PublicInbox/LeiQuery.pm
index 26cfb3fd..a23354f0 100644
--- a/lib/PublicInbox/LeiQuery.pm
+++ b/lib/PublicInbox/LeiQuery.pm
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ sub qstr_add { # PublicInbox::InputPipe::consume callback for --stdin
          return $lei->{mset_opt}->{qstr} .= $_[1] if $_[1] ne '';
          eval {
                  $lei->fchdir;
+                local %ENV = %{$lei->{env}};
+                local $PublicInbox::LEI::current_lei = $lei;
                  $lei->{mset_opt}->{q_raw} = $lei->{mset_opt}->{qstr};
                  $lei->{lse}->query_approxidate($lei->{lse}->git,
                                                  $lei->{mset_opt}->{qstr});