diff --git a/packages/bruno-app/src/providers/ReduxStore/slices/global-environments.js b/packages/bruno-app/src/providers/ReduxStore/slices/global-environments.js
index 6fe856ce5..8e8effd1e 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-app/src/providers/ReduxStore/slices/global-environments.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-app/src/providers/ReduxStore/slices/global-environments.js
@@ -90,10 +90,11 @@ export const {
 export const addGlobalEnvironment = ({ name, variables = [] }) => (dispatch) => {
   return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
     const uid = uuid();
-
+    let environment = { name, uid, variables };
     const { ipcRenderer } = window;
-    ipcRenderer
-      .invoke('renderer:create-global-environment', { name, uid, variables })
+    environmentSchema
+      .validate(environment)
+      .then(() => ipcRenderer.invoke('renderer:create-global-environment', { name, uid, variables }))
       .then((result) => {
         const finalName = result?.name || name;
         dispatch(_addGlobalEnvironment({ name: finalName, uid, variables }));
@@ -110,11 +111,12 @@ export const copyGlobalEnvironment = ({ name, environmentUid: baseEnvUid }) => (
     const globalEnvironments = state.globalEnvironments.globalEnvironments;
     const baseEnv = globalEnvironments?.find(env => env?.uid == baseEnvUid)
     const uid = uuid();
+    let environment = { uid, name, variables: baseEnv.variables };
     const { ipcRenderer } = window;
-    ipcRenderer
-      .invoke('renderer:create-global-environment', { uid, name, variables: baseEnv.variables })
+    environmentSchema
+      .validate(environment)
+      .then(() => ipcRenderer.invoke('renderer:create-global-environment', { uid, name, variables: baseEnv.variables }))
       .then((result) => {
-        // Use the unique name returned by the IPC handler
         const finalName = result?.name || name;
         dispatch(_copyGlobalEnvironment({ name: finalName, uid, variables: baseEnv.variables }));
       })
@@ -151,9 +153,11 @@ export const saveGlobalEnvironment = ({ variables, environmentUid }) => (dispatc
       return reject(new Error('Environment not found'));
     }
 
+    let environmentToSave = { ...environment, variables };
+
     const { ipcRenderer } = window;
     environmentSchema
-      .validate(environment)
+      .validate(environmentToSave)
       .then(() => ipcRenderer.invoke('renderer:save-global-environment', {
         environmentUid,
         variables
@@ -228,8 +232,10 @@ export const globalEnvironmentsUpdateEvent = ({ globalEnvironmentVariables }) =>
       }
     });
 
+    let environmentToSave = { ...environment, variables };
+
     environmentSchema
-      .validate(environment)
+      .validate(environmentToSave)
       .then(() => ipcRenderer.invoke('renderer:save-global-environment', {
         environmentUid,
         variables
diff --git a/packages/bruno-app/src/utils/environments.js b/packages/bruno-app/src/utils/environments.js
index f7e8948cb..8ce488aa4 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-app/src/utils/environments.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-app/src/utils/environments.js
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import { uuid } from './common/index';
+
 const isPersistableEnvVarForMerge = (persistedNames) => (v) => {
   return !v?.ephemeral || v?.persistedValue !== undefined || (v?.name && persistedNames.has(v.name));
 };
@@ -30,12 +32,21 @@ export const buildPersistedEnvVariables = (variables, { mode, persistedNames } =
   return src.map(toPersistedEnvVarForSave);
 };
 
-export const buildEnvVariable = (obj) => {
-  return {
+export const buildEnvVariable = ({ envVariable: obj, withUuid = false }) => {
+  let envVariable = {
     name: obj.name ?? '',
     value: !!obj.secret ? '' : (obj.value ?? ''),
     type: 'text',
     enabled: obj.enabled !== false,
     secret: !!obj.secret
   };
+
+  if (!withUuid) {
+    return envVariable;
+  }
+
+  return {
+    uid: uuid(),
+    ...envVariable
+  };
 };
diff --git a/packages/bruno-app/src/utils/exporters/bruno-environment.js b/packages/bruno-app/src/utils/exporters/bruno-environment.js
index e22bc8dcd..dc3d0a0f8 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-app/src/utils/exporters/bruno-environment.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-app/src/utils/exporters/bruno-environment.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ export const exportBrunoEnvironment = async ({ environments, environmentType, fi
 
     let cleanEnvironments = environments.map((environment) => ({
       name: environment.name,
-      variables: (environment.variables || []).map(buildEnvVariable)
+      variables: (environment.variables || []).map((envVariable) => buildEnvVariable({ envVariable }))
     }));
 
     await ipcRenderer.invoke('renderer:export-environment', {
diff --git a/packages/bruno-app/src/utils/importers/bruno-environment.js b/packages/bruno-app/src/utils/importers/bruno-environment.js
index 13a37380e..7cf2f1e27 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-app/src/utils/importers/bruno-environment.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-app/src/utils/importers/bruno-environment.js
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ const validateBrunoEnvironment = (env) => {
 
   return {
     name: env.name || 'Imported Environment',
-    variables: env.variables.map(buildEnvVariable)
+    variables: env.variables.map((envVariable) => buildEnvVariable({ envVariable, withUuid: true }))
   };
 };
 
diff --git a/packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/collection.js b/packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/collection.js
index 6bfb109c2..b12b76f5a 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/collection.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/collection.js
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ const registerRendererEventHandlers = (mainWindow, watcher, lastOpenedCollection
         fs.mkdirSync(exportPath, { recursive: true });
 
         for (const environment of environments) {
-          const baseFileName = `${environment.name.replace(/[^a-zA-Z0-9-_]/g, '_')}`;
+          const baseFileName = environment.name ? `${environment.name.replace(/[^a-zA-Z0-9-_]/g, '_')}` : 'environment';
           const uniqueFileName = generateUniqueName(baseFileName, (name) => fs.existsSync(path.join(exportPath, `${name}.json`)));
           const fullPath = path.join(exportPath, `${uniqueFileName}.json`);
 
@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@ const registerRendererEventHandlers = (mainWindow, watcher, lastOpenedCollection
         }
 
         const environment = environments[0];
-        const baseFileName = `${environment.name.replace(/[^a-zA-Z0-9-_]/g, '_')}`;
+        const baseFileName = environment.name ? `${environment.name.replace(/[^a-zA-Z0-9-_]/g, '_')}` : 'environment';
         const uniqueFileName = generateUniqueName(baseFileName, (name) => fs.existsSync(path.join(filePath, `${name}.json`)));
         const fullPath = path.join(filePath, `${uniqueFileName}.json`);
         const jsonContent = JSON.stringify(environmentWithInfo(environment), null, 2);