diff --git a/scripts/config.sh b/scripts/config.sh
index 6deee7a..b0a2b2c 100755
--- a/scripts/config.sh
+++ b/scripts/config.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
-CURRENT_DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd )"
-source $CURRENT_DIR/utils.sh
+CONF_CURRENT_DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd )"
+source $CONF_CURRENT_DIR/utils.sh
 
 # TODO empty patterns are invalid
 function check_pattern() {
@@ -14,11 +14,7 @@ function check_pattern() {
   fi
 }
 
-function identity_fn() {
-  echo -ne "$1"
-}
-
-function export_option() {
+function set_option() {
   local option_name="$(echo $1 | tr '[:lower:]' '[:upper:]' | sed "s/-/_/g")"
   local default_value="$2"
   local transform_fn="$3"
@@ -30,10 +26,12 @@ function export_option() {
     final_value="$($transform_fn "$final_value")"
   fi
 
-  eval "export ${option_name}=\"$(echo -e "$final_value")\""
+  tmux setenv "$option_name" "$(echo -ne "$final_value")"
 }
 
-source "$CURRENT_DIR/utils.sh"
+function process_format () {
+  echo -e "$($CONF_CURRENT_DIR/print.sh "$1")\e[0m"
+}
 
 PATTERNS_LIST=(
 "((^|^\.|[[:space:]]|[[:space:]]\.|[[:space:]]\.\.|^\.\.)[[:alnum:]~_-]*/[][[:alnum:]_.#$%&+=/@-]+)"
@@ -62,21 +60,14 @@ for pattern in "${PATTERNS_LIST[@]}" ; do
 done
 
 PATTERNS=$(array_join "|" "${PATTERNS_LIST[@]}")
-export PATTERNS
 
-export_option 'fingers-compact-hints' 1
-export_option 'fingers-hint-format' 1
-export_option 'fingers-copy-command' ""
+set_option 'fingers-patterns' "$PATTERNS"
+set_option 'fingers-compact-hints' 1
+set_option 'fingers-copy-command' ""
+set_option 'fingers-hint-format' "#[fg=yellow,bold,reverse]%%s" process_format
+set_option 'fingers-highlight-format' "#[fg=yellow,bold]%%s" process_format
+set_option 'fingers-hint-format-secondary' "[%%s]" process_format
+set_option 'fingers-highlight-format-secondary' " #%%s" process_format
 
-function process_format () {
-  echo -ne "$($CURRENT_DIR/print.sh "$1")"
-}
-
-echo "wtf: $(process_format "#[fg=yellow]%s")" >> $CURRENT_DIR/../fingers.log
-
-export_option 'fingers-hint-format' "#[fg=yellow,bold,reverse]%%s" process_format
-export_option 'fingers-highlight-format' "#[fg=yellow,bold]%%s" process_format
-export_option 'fingers-hint-format-secondary' "#[fg=yellow,bold][%%s]" process_format
-export_option 'fingers-highlight-format-secondary' " #[fg=yellow,bold]%%s" process_format
-
-printenv | grep FINGERS >> $CURRENT_DIR/../fingers.log
+# TODO add fingers_bg
+# TODO add fingers_fg
diff --git a/scripts/fingers.sh b/scripts/fingers.sh
index 6c28d13..8491c6e 100755
--- a/scripts/fingers.sh
+++ b/scripts/fingers.sh
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
+# TODO load fingers env
+eval "$(tmux show-env -s | grep ^FINGERS)"
+
 CURRENT_DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd )"
 
-source $CURRENT_DIR/config.sh
 source $CURRENT_DIR/actions.sh
 source $CURRENT_DIR/hints.sh
 source $CURRENT_DIR/utils.sh
@@ -163,3 +165,5 @@ while read -rsn1 char; do
 
   exit 0
 done < /dev/tty
+
+log "fingers.sh end"
diff --git a/scripts/hinter.awk b/scripts/hinter.awk
index 06541bc..fb6b9b0 100644
--- a/scripts/hinter.awk
+++ b/scripts/hinter.awk
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 BEGIN {
   n_matches = 0;
-  COMPACT_HINTS = ENVIRON["COMPACT_HINTS"];
+  COMPACT_HINTS = ENVIRON["FINGERS_COMPACT_HINTS"];
 
   HINTS[0] = "p"
   HINTS[1] = "o"
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ BEGIN {
   HINTS[98] = "as"
   HINTS[99] = "aa"
 
-  finger_patterns = ENVIRON["FINGER_PATTERNS"];
+  finger_patterns = ENVIRON["FINGERS_PATTERNS"];
 
   if (COMPACT_HINTS) {
     hint_format = ENVIRON["FINGERS_HINT_FORMAT"]
diff --git a/scripts/hints.sh b/scripts/hints.sh
index 64c3854..50938f3 100755
--- a/scripts/hints.sh
+++ b/scripts/hints.sh
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ function show_hints() {
   local compact_hints=$2
 
   clear_screen "$fingers_pane_id"
-  get_stdin | COMPACT_HINTS=$compact_hints FINGER_PATTERNS=$PATTERNS gawk -f $CURRENT_DIR/hinter.awk 3> $match_lookup_table
+  get_stdin | gawk -f $CURRENT_DIR/hinter.awk 3> $match_lookup_table
 }
 
 function show_hints_and_swap() {
diff --git a/tmux-fingers.tmux b/tmux-fingers.tmux
index 940ee57..5e214b7 100755
--- a/tmux-fingers.tmux
+++ b/tmux-fingers.tmux
@@ -2,9 +2,11 @@
 
 CURRENT_DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd )"
 
+source $CURRENT_DIR/scripts/config.sh
+
 DEFAULT_FINGERS_KEY="F"
 FINGERS_KEY=$(tmux show-option -gqv @fingers-key)
 FINGERS_KEY=${FINGERS_KEY:-$DEFAULT_FINGERS_KEY}
 
 tmux run -b "$CURRENT_DIR/scripts/health-check.sh"
-tmux bind-key $FINGERS_KEY run-shell "tmux capture-pane -p | $CURRENT_DIR/scripts/tmux-fingers.sh"
+tmux bind-key $FINGERS_KEY run-shell "tmux capture-pane -p | $CURRENT_DIR/scripts/tmux-fingers.sh 2> $CURRENT_DIR/../fingers.log"