diff --git a/lib/compass.js b/lib/compass.js
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/lib/compass.js
+++ b/lib/compass.js
@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@ module.exports = function(file, opts, callback) {
     // set compass setting
     if (opts.config_file) {
         options.push('-c', opts.config_file);
+        //Support for environment
+        if (opts.environment) { options.push("--environment", opts.environment); }
     } else {
         if (!opts.comments) { options.push('--no-line-comments'); }
         if (opts.relative) { options.push('--relative-assets'); }
Support for the environment property when using "config_file"