@@ -50,15 +50,15 @@
 	 (scriptn (conc "ez_" stepname))) ;; remember the name already has an extension .sh, .csh etc.
     (with-output-to-file scriptn
       (lambda ()
 	;; the shebang line
 	(print "#!" shellexe)
-	;; first setup the source of the previous changes
+	;; save the env at start
+	(print "megatest -envcap "stepname"_start "envdbf)
+	;; source vars from previous steps
 	(if (file-exists? sourcef)
 	    (print "source " sourcef))
-	;; save the env at start
-	(print "megatest -envcap "stepname"_start "envdbf)
 	;; run the command
 	(print cmd)
 	(if (eq? mode 'csh)
 	    (print "set ecode=$?")
 	    (print "ecode=$?"))