diff --git a/lib/options.js b/lib/options.js
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/lib/options.js
+++ b/lib/options.js
@@ -48,9 +48,9 @@ function defaultOptions() {
         sessionAge: TWO_DAYS,
         adminAuthentication: process.env.ADMIN_AUTHENTICATION || 'unsecure',
         ui: {},
-        importFile: undefined,
-        importKeepExisting: false,
-        dropBeforeImport: false,
+        importFile: process.env.IMPORT_FILE,
+        importKeepExisting: process.env.IMPORT_KEEP_EXISTING || false,
+        dropBeforeImport: process.env.IMPORT_DROP_BEFORE_IMPORT || false,
         getLogger: defaultLogProvider,
         customContextFields: [],
         disableDBMigration: false,
fix: add import options as part of environment variables

closes <URL>