diff --git a/serenity-model/src/main/java/net/thucydides/model/requirements/AggregateRequirements.java b/serenity-model/src/main/java/net/thucydides/model/requirements/AggregateRequirements.java
index 786ab689a..8e0200714 100644
--- a/serenity-model/src/main/java/net/thucydides/model/requirements/AggregateRequirements.java
+++ b/serenity-model/src/main/java/net/thucydides/model/requirements/AggregateRequirements.java
@@ -22,8 +22,10 @@ public class AggregateRequirements implements Requirements {
     private final RequirementsOutcomeFactory requirementsOutcomeFactory;
 
     public AggregateRequirements(Path jsonOutcomes, String featureFilesDirectory) {
-        EnvironmentVariables environmentVariables = SystemEnvironmentVariables.currentEnvironmentVariables();
+        this(jsonOutcomes, featureFilesDirectory, SystemEnvironmentVariables.createEnvironmentVariables());
+    }
 
+    public AggregateRequirements(Path jsonOutcomes, String featureFilesDirectory, EnvironmentVariables environmentVariables) {
         this.requirementsService = new AggregateRequirementsService(
                 environmentVariables,
                 new FileSystemRequirementsTagProvider(featureFilesDirectory, environmentVariables),
diff --git a/serenity-model/src/test/java/net/thucydides/model/requirements/AggregateRequirementsTest.java b/serenity-model/src/test/java/net/thucydides/model/requirements/AggregateRequirementsTest.java
index 00139ff7a..a57b7e056 100644
--- a/serenity-model/src/test/java/net/thucydides/model/requirements/AggregateRequirementsTest.java
+++ b/serenity-model/src/test/java/net/thucydides/model/requirements/AggregateRequirementsTest.java
@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@
 
 import net.serenitybdd.model.environment.ConfiguredEnvironment;
 import net.thucydides.model.domain.RequirementCache;
+import net.thucydides.model.environment.MockEnvironmentVariables;
+import net.thucydides.model.environment.SystemEnvironmentVariables;
 import net.thucydides.model.requirements.model.Requirement;
+import net.thucydides.model.util.EnvironmentVariables;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.*;
 
 import java.io.File;
@@ -107,7 +110,13 @@ private List<Requirement> requirementsFrom(Path exampleRootDirectory) {
         Path requirementsDirectory = exampleRootDirectory.resolve("spec");
         Path jsonOutcomesDirectory = exampleRootDirectory.resolve("outcomes");
 
-        Requirements requirements = new AggregateRequirements(jsonOutcomesDirectory, requirementsDirectory.toString());
+        EnvironmentVariables environmentVariables = new MockEnvironmentVariables();
+
+        Requirements requirements = new AggregateRequirements(
+                jsonOutcomesDirectory,
+                requirementsDirectory.toString(),
+                environmentVariables
+        );
 
         return requirements.getRequirementsService().getRequirements();
     }