diff --git a/NzbDrone.App.Test/IISProviderFixture.cs b/NzbDrone.App.Test/IISProviderFixture.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8938ab3f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/NzbDrone.App.Test/IISProviderFixture.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+using System;
+using System.Diagnostics;
+using FluentAssertions;
+using Moq;
+using NUnit.Framework;
+using Ninject;
+using NzbDrone.Common;
+using NzbDrone.Common.Model;
+using NzbDrone.Providers;
+using NzbDrone.Test.Common;
+using NzbDrone.Test.Dummy;
+
+namespace NzbDrone.App.Test
+{
+    [TestFixture]
+    public class IISProviderFixture : TestBase
+    {
+        [Test]
+        public void should_not_set_env_varibles_twice()
+        {
+            WithTempAsAppPath();
+
+            var dummy = StartDummyProcess();
+
+            Environment.SetEnvironmentVariable(EnviromentProvider.NZBDRONE_PID, "Test");
+            Environment.SetEnvironmentVariable(EnviromentProvider.NZBDRONE_PATH, "Test");
+
+            Mocker.GetMock<ProcessProvider>()
+                .Setup(c => c.Start(It.IsAny<ProcessStartInfo>()))
+                .Returns(dummy);
+
+            Mocker.Resolve<IISProvider>().StartServer();
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void should_set_iis_procces_id()
+        {
+            WithTempAsAppPath();
+            var dummy = StartDummyProcess();
+
+            Mocker.GetMock<ProcessProvider>()
+                .Setup(c => c.Start(It.IsAny<ProcessStartInfo>()))
+                .Returns(dummy);
+
+            //act
+            Mocker.Resolve<IISProvider>().StartServer();
+
+            //assert
+            Mocker.Resolve<IISProvider>().IISProcessId.Should().Be(dummy.Id);
+        }
+
+
+        public Process StartDummyProcess()
+        {
+            var startInfo = new ProcessStartInfo(DummyApp.DUMMY_PROCCESS_NAME + ".exe");
+            startInfo.UseShellExecute = false;
+            startInfo.RedirectStandardOutput = true;
+            startInfo.RedirectStandardError = true;
+            startInfo.CreateNoWindow = true;
+            return new ProcessProvider().Start(startInfo);
+        }
+
+    }
+}
diff --git a/NzbDrone.App.Test/NzbDrone.App.Test.csproj b/NzbDrone.App.Test/NzbDrone.App.Test.csproj
index 4bb247286..2ce65002a 100644
--- a/NzbDrone.App.Test/NzbDrone.App.Test.csproj
+++ b/NzbDrone.App.Test/NzbDrone.App.Test.csproj
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <Compile Include="CentralDispatchTests.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="IISProviderFixture.cs" />
     <Compile Include="RouterTest.cs" />
     <Compile Include="MonitoringProviderTest.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Properties\AssemblyInfo.cs" />
diff --git a/NzbDrone.Common.Test/ProcessProviderTests.cs b/NzbDrone.Common.Test/ProcessProviderTests.cs
index 9144eb7fc..c62eb1f83 100644
--- a/NzbDrone.Common.Test/ProcessProviderTests.cs
+++ b/NzbDrone.Common.Test/ProcessProviderTests.cs
@@ -4,26 +4,27 @@ using System.Linq;
 using FluentAssertions;
 using NUnit.Framework;
 using NzbDrone.Test.Common;
+using NzbDrone.Test.Dummy;
 
 namespace NzbDrone.Common.Test
 {
     [TestFixture]
     public class ProcessProviderTests : TestBase
     {
-        private const string DummyProccessName = "NzbDrone.Test.Dummy";
+
         ProcessProvider _processProvider;
 
         [SetUp]
         public void Setup()
         {
-            Process.GetProcessesByName(DummyProccessName).ToList().ForEach(c => c.Kill());
+            Process.GetProcessesByName(DummyApp.DUMMY_PROCCESS_NAME).ToList().ForEach(c => c.Kill());
             _processProvider = new ProcessProvider();
         }
 
         [TearDown]
         public void TearDown()
         {
-            Process.GetProcessesByName(DummyProccessName).ToList().ForEach(c => c.Kill());
+            Process.GetProcessesByName(DummyApp.DUMMY_PROCCESS_NAME).ToList().ForEach(c => c.Kill());
         }
 
         [TestCase(0)]
@@ -58,20 +59,20 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Common.Test
         [Test]
         public void Should_be_able_to_start_process()
         {
-            var startInfo = new ProcessStartInfo(DummyProccessName + ".exe");
+            var startInfo = new ProcessStartInfo(DummyApp.DUMMY_PROCCESS_NAME + ".exe");
 
             //Act/Assert
-            _processProvider.GetProcessByName(DummyProccessName).Should()
+            _processProvider.GetProcessByName(DummyApp.DUMMY_PROCCESS_NAME).Should()
                 .BeEmpty("Dummy process is already running");
             _processProvider.Start(startInfo).Should().NotBeNull();
 
-            _processProvider.GetProcessByName(DummyProccessName).Should()
+            _processProvider.GetProcessByName(DummyApp.DUMMY_PROCCESS_NAME).Should()
                 .HaveCount(1, "excepted one dummy process to be already running");
         }
 
         public Process StartDummyProcess()
         {
-            var startInfo = new ProcessStartInfo(DummyProccessName + ".exe");
+            var startInfo = new ProcessStartInfo(DummyApp.DUMMY_PROCCESS_NAME + ".exe");
             return _processProvider.Start(startInfo);
         }
 
diff --git a/NzbDrone.Common/EnviromentProvider.cs b/NzbDrone.Common/EnviromentProvider.cs
index 25b055a84..572d3460e 100644
--- a/NzbDrone.Common/EnviromentProvider.cs
+++ b/NzbDrone.Common/EnviromentProvider.cs
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Common
     {
         public const string IIS_FOLDER_NAME = "iisexpress";
 
+        public const string NZBDRONE_PATH = "NZBDRONE_PATH";
+        public const string NZBDRONE_PID = "NZBDRONE_PID";
+
 #if DEBUG
         private static readonly bool isInDebug = true;
 #else
@@ -98,7 +101,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Common
         {
             get
             {
-                var id = Convert.ToInt32(Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("NZBDRONE_PID"));
+                var id = Convert.ToInt32(Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable(NZBDRONE_PID));
 
                 if (id == 0)
                     throw new InvalidOperationException("NZBDRONE_PID isn't a valid environment variable.");
diff --git a/NzbDrone.Test.Dummy/Program.cs b/NzbDrone.Test.Dummy/DummyApp.cs
similarity index 76%
rename from NzbDrone.Test.Dummy/Program.cs
rename to NzbDrone.Test.Dummy/DummyApp.cs
index 746e7ef5c..87b04f712 100644
--- a/NzbDrone.Test.Dummy/Program.cs
+++ b/NzbDrone.Test.Dummy/DummyApp.cs
@@ -3,8 +3,10 @@ using System.Diagnostics;
 
 namespace NzbDrone.Test.Dummy
 {
-    class Program
+    public class DummyApp
     {
+        public const string DUMMY_PROCCESS_NAME = "NzbDrone.Test.Dummy";
+
         static void Main(string[] args)
         {
             Console.WriteLine("Dummy process. ID:{0}  Path:{1}", Process.GetCurrentProcess().Id, Process.GetCurrentProcess().MainModule.FileName);
diff --git a/NzbDrone.Test.Dummy/NzbDrone.Test.Dummy.csproj b/NzbDrone.Test.Dummy/NzbDrone.Test.Dummy.csproj
index add24c10b..e14726179 100644
--- a/NzbDrone.Test.Dummy/NzbDrone.Test.Dummy.csproj
+++ b/NzbDrone.Test.Dummy/NzbDrone.Test.Dummy.csproj
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
     <Reference Include="System.Xml" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
-    <Compile Include="Program.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="DummyApp.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Properties\AssemblyInfo.cs" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <Import Project="$(MSBuildToolsPath)\Microsoft.CSharp.targets" />
diff --git a/NzbDrone/Providers/IISProvider.cs b/NzbDrone/Providers/IISProvider.cs
index de1536f10..e58efec64 100644
--- a/NzbDrone/Providers/IISProvider.cs
+++ b/NzbDrone/Providers/IISProvider.cs
@@ -53,9 +53,15 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Providers
             startInfo.RedirectStandardError = true;
             startInfo.CreateNoWindow = true;
 
-            //Set Variables for the config file.
-            startInfo.EnvironmentVariables.Add("NZBDRONE_PATH", _enviromentProvider.ApplicationPath);
-            startInfo.EnvironmentVariables.Add("NZBDRONE_PID", Process.GetCurrentProcess().Id.ToString());
+            if (!startInfo.EnvironmentVariables.ContainsKey(EnviromentProvider.NZBDRONE_PATH))
+            {
+                startInfo.EnvironmentVariables.Add(EnviromentProvider.NZBDRONE_PATH, _enviromentProvider.ApplicationPath);
+            }
+
+            if (!startInfo.EnvironmentVariables.ContainsKey(EnviromentProvider.NZBDRONE_PID))
+            {
+                startInfo.EnvironmentVariables.Add(EnviromentProvider.NZBDRONE_PID, Process.GetCurrentProcess().Id.ToString());
+            }
 
             try
             {
diff --git a/NzbDrone/Providers/MonitoringProvider.cs b/NzbDrone/Providers/MonitoringProvider.cs
index f28f44230..201e21b8c 100644
--- a/NzbDrone/Providers/MonitoringProvider.cs
+++ b/NzbDrone/Providers/MonitoringProvider.cs
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Providers
                     }.Submit();
             }
 
-            Logger.FatalException("EPIC FAIL: {0}", excepion);
+            Logger.FatalException("EPIC FAIL: " + excepion.Message, excepion);
         }
     }
 }
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