diff --git a/src/env/env.rs b/src/env/env.rs
index 90618a415..9486d7ed6 100644
--- a/src/env/env.rs
+++ b/src/env/env.rs
@@ -86,8 +86,8 @@ pub fn uumain(args: Vec<String>) -> i32 {
             }
         } else if opt.starts_with("--") {
             match opt.as_ref() {
-                "--help" => { core_opts.parse(vec![String::from("--help")]); return 0; }
-                "--version" => { core_opts.parse(vec![String::from("--version")]); return 0; }
+                "--help" => { core_opts.parse(vec![String::new(), String::from("--help")]); return 0; }
+                "--version" => { core_opts.parse(vec![String::new(), String::from("--version")]); return 0; }
 
                 "--ignore-environment" => opts.ignore_env = true,
                 "--null" => opts.null = true,
diff --git a/tests/test_env.rs b/tests/test_env.rs
index ea618db58..6646d5af7 100644
--- a/tests/test_env.rs
+++ b/tests/test_env.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,16 @@
 use common::util::*;
 
 
+#[test]
+fn test_env_help() {
+    assert!(new_ucmd!().arg("--help").succeeds().no_stderr().stdout.contains("Options:"));
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_env_version() {
+    assert!(new_ucmd!().arg("--version").succeeds().no_stderr().stdout.contains(util_name!()));
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn test_single_name_value_pair() {
     let out = new_ucmd!()