diff --git a/scribe/formatted_map.go b/scribe/formatted_map.go
index 5012b752..d716f668 100644
--- a/scribe/formatted_map.go
+++ b/scribe/formatted_map.go
@@ -58,9 +58,17 @@ func NewFormattedMapFromEnvironment(environment map[string]string) FormattedMap
 		case parts[1] == "override" || parts[1] == "default":
 			envMap[parts[0]] = value
 		case parts[1] == "prepend":
-			envMap[parts[0]] = strings.Join([]string{value, "$" + parts[0]}, environment[parts[0]+".delim"])
+			if existingValue, ok := envMap[parts[0]]; ok {
+				envMap[parts[0]] = strings.Join([]string{value, existingValue.(string)}, environment[parts[0]+".delim"])
+			} else {
+				envMap[parts[0]] = strings.Join([]string{value, "$" + parts[0]}, environment[parts[0]+".delim"])
+			}
 		case parts[1] == "append":
-			envMap[parts[0]] = strings.Join([]string{"$" + parts[0], value}, environment[parts[0]+".delim"])
+			if existingValue, ok := envMap[parts[0]]; ok {
+				envMap[parts[0]] = strings.Join([]string{existingValue.(string), value}, environment[parts[0]+".delim"])
+			} else {
+				envMap[parts[0]] = strings.Join([]string{"$" + parts[0], value}, environment[parts[0]+".delim"])
+			}
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/scribe/formatted_map_test.go b/scribe/formatted_map_test.go
index bee4db11..89daa32a 100644
--- a/scribe/formatted_map_test.go
+++ b/scribe/formatted_map_test.go
@@ -33,11 +33,15 @@ func testFormattedMap(t *testing.T, context spec.G, it spec.S) {
 					"PREPEND.delim":     ":",
 					"APPEND.append":     "some-value",
 					"APPEND.delim":      ":",
+					"BOTH.append":       "appended-value",
+					"BOTH.delim":        ":",
+					"BOTH.prepend":      "prepended-value",
 				})).To(Equal(scribe.FormattedMap{
 					"OVERRIDE": "some-value",
 					"DEFAULT":  "some-value",
 					"PREPEND":  "some-value:$PREPEND",
 					"APPEND":   "$APPEND:some-value",
+					"BOTH":     "prepended-value:$BOTH:appended-value",
 				}))
 			})
 		})