diff --git a/src/libcmd/command.cc b/src/libcmd/command.cc
index 705b30d53..d8e79953c 100644
--- a/src/libcmd/command.cc
+++ b/src/libcmd/command.cc
@@ -107,10 +107,16 @@ ref<EvalState> EvalCommand::getEvalState()
         if (startReplOnEvalErrors)
             debuggerHook = [evalState{ref<EvalState>(evalState)}](const Error & error, const Env & env, const Expr & expr) {
                 printError("%s\n\n" ANSI_BOLD "Starting REPL to allow you to inspect the current state of the evaluator.\n" ANSI_NORMAL, error.what());
+
+                printStaticEnvBindings(expr);
+
                 // printEnvPosChain(env);
-                printEnvBindings(env);
-                auto vm = mapEnvBindings(env);
-                runRepl(evalState, *vm);
+                // printEnvBindings(env);
+                if (expr.staticenv) 
+                {
+                  auto vm = mapStaticEnvBindings(*expr.staticenv.get(), env);
+                  runRepl(evalState, *vm);
+                }
             };
     }
     return ref<EvalState>(evalState);
diff --git a/src/libexpr/eval.cc b/src/libexpr/eval.cc
index 76c038593..fba5f5031 100644
--- a/src/libexpr/eval.cc
+++ b/src/libexpr/eval.cc
@@ -712,6 +712,34 @@ void printStaticEnvBindings(const Expr &expr)
   
 }
 
+void mapStaticEnvBindings(const StaticEnv &se, const Env &env, valmap & vm)
+{
+  // add bindings for the next level up first.
+  if (env.up && se.up) {
+    mapStaticEnvBindings( *se.up, *env.up,vm);
+  }
+
+  // iterate through staticenv bindings.
+
+  auto map = valmap();
+  for (auto iter = se.vars.begin(); iter != se.vars.end(); ++iter) 
+  {
+    map[iter->first] = env.values[iter->second]; 
+  }
+
+  vm.merge(map);
+ 
+}
+
+
+valmap * mapStaticEnvBindings(const StaticEnv &se, const Env &env)
+{
+    auto vm = new valmap();
+    mapStaticEnvBindings(se, env, *vm);
+    return vm;
+}
+
+
 void printEnvPosChain(const Env &env, int lv )
 {
   std::cout << "printEnvPosChain " << lv << std::endl;
diff --git a/src/libexpr/eval.hh b/src/libexpr/eval.hh
index 553e7861a..29599cc6c 100644
--- a/src/libexpr/eval.hh
+++ b/src/libexpr/eval.hh
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ enum RepairFlag : bool;
 typedef void (* PrimOpFun) (EvalState & state, const Pos & pos, Value * * args, Value & v);
 
 extern std::function<void(const Error & error, const Env & env, const Expr & expr)> debuggerHook;
+void printStaticEnvBindings(const Expr &expr);
 
 struct PrimOp
 {
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@ struct Env
 void printEnvBindings(const Env &env, int lv = 0);
 valmap * mapEnvBindings(const Env &env);
 void printEnvPosChain(const Env &env, int lv = 0);
+valmap * mapStaticEnvBindings(const StaticEnv &se, const Env &env);
 
 Value & mkString(Value & v, std::string_view s, const PathSet & context = PathSet());