diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index bd18a77..e185e96 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -63,4 +63,5 @@ runs:
         INPUT_PASSWORD: ${{ inputs.password }}
         INPUT_DOCKER_NETWORK: ${{ inputs.docker_network }}
         INPUT_PLATFORM: ${{ inputs.platform }}
+        INPUT_ACTIONS_ENV: ${{ toJson(env) }}
       run: "$GITHUB_ACTION_PATH/entrypoint.sh"
diff --git a/entrypoint.sh b/entrypoint.sh
index 95bdd9c..f776c1d 100755
--- a/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/entrypoint.sh
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ main() {
     local COLOR_RED="\e[0;31m"
     local COLOR_RESET="\e[0m"
 
+    declare -A env_vars=(
+        [HOME]=1 [CI]=1 [GITHUB_ACTIONS]=1 [GITHUB_WORKSPACE]=1 [GITHUB_EVENT_PATH]=1 [GITHUB_OUTPUT]=1
+        [GITHUB_ENV]=1 [GITHUB_STATE]=1 [GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY]=1 [GITHUB_PATH]=1
+    )
     local script
     IFS=" " read -r -a argv <<< "$INPUT_OPTIONS"
     IFS=" " read -r -a run_args <<< "$INPUT_RUN_ARGS"
@@ -37,15 +41,40 @@ main() {
         argv+=(--platform "$INPUT_PLATFORM")
     fi
 
-    # load all environment variables
-    for prefix in GITHUB_ RUNNER_ ACTIONS_; do
-        while IFS= read -r env; do
+    # add important environment variables that mustn't be overriden
+    argv+=(
+        -e "HOME=/github/home"
+        -e "CI=true"
+        -e "GITHUB_ACTIONS=true"
+        -e "GITHUB_WORKSPACE=/github/workspace"
+        -e "GITHUB_EVENT_PATH=${GITHUB_EVENT_PATH/#$RUNNER_TEMP//github/workflow}"
+        -e "GITHUB_OUTPUT=${GITHUB_OUTPUT/#$RUNNER_TEMP//github/file_commands}"
+        -e "GITHUB_ENV=${GITHUB_ENV/#$RUNNER_TEMP//github/file_commands}"
+        -e "GITHUB_STATE=${GITHUB_STATE/#$RUNNER_TEMP//github/file_commands}"
+        -e "GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY=${GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY/#$RUNNER_TEMP//github/file_commands}"
+        -e "GITHUB_PATH=${GITHUB_PATH/#$RUNNER_TEMP//github/file_commands}"
+    )
+
+    # load user set environment variables
+    while IFS= read -r env; do
+        # insert if it doesn't override important variables that can't be overriden
+        if ! [[ -v env_vars["$env"] ]]; then
             argv+=(-e "$env")
-        done <<< "$(env | grep -o "^${prefix}[^=]*")"
-    done
+            env_vars["$env"]=1
+        fi
+    done <<< "$(jq -r 'keys | .[]' <<< "$INPUT_ACTIONS_ENV")"
 
-    # load extra environment variables
-    argv+=(-e HOME -e CI=true -e GITHUB_ACTIONS=true)
+    # load GHA environment variables
+    while IFS= read -r env; do
+        # insert if it doesn't override important variables that can't be overriden
+        if [[ "$env" = GITHUB_* ]] \
+            || [[ "$env" = RUNNER_* ]] \
+            || [[ "$env" = ACTIONS_* ]] \
+            && ! [[ -v env_vars["$env"] ]]; then
+            argv+=(-e "$env")
+            env_vars["$env"]=1
+        fi
+    done <<< "$(env | grep -o "^[^=]*")"
 
     # add important volumes
     # some directories here are taken from action steps that uses docker:// protocols