diff --git a/internal/common/eventmanager.go b/internal/common/eventmanager.go
index aaa9cf5d..ce15e68f 100644
--- a/internal/common/eventmanager.go
+++ b/internal/common/eventmanager.go
@@ -1519,7 +1519,7 @@ func executeCommandRuleAction(c dataprovider.EventActionCommandConfig, params *E
 	cmd := exec.CommandContext(ctx, c.Cmd, args...)
 	cmd.Env = []string{}
 	for _, keyVal := range c.EnvVars {
-		if keyVal.Value == "$" {
+		if keyVal.Value == "$" && !strings.HasPrefix(strings.ToUpper(keyVal.Key), "SFTPGO_") {
 			val := os.Getenv(keyVal.Key)
 			if val == "" {
 				eventManagerLog(logger.LevelDebug, "empty value for environment variable %q", keyVal.Key)
diff --git a/static/locales/en/translation.json b/static/locales/en/translation.json
index cae6ade6..f4984525 100644
--- a/static/locales/en/translation.json
+++ b/static/locales/en/translation.json
@@ -977,7 +977,7 @@
         "command_help": "Absolute path of the command to execute",
         "command_args": "Arguments",
         "command_args_help": "Comma separated command arguments. Placeholders are supported",
-        "command_env_vars_help": "Placeholders are supported in values. Setting the name to \"$\" without quotes means retrieving the value from the environment",
+        "command_env_vars_help": "Placeholders are supported in values. Setting the value to \"$\" without quotes means retrieving the key from the environment excluding keys starting with SFTPGO_",
         "email_recipients": "To",
         "email_recipients_help": "Comma separated recipients. Placeholders are supported",
         "email_bcc": "Bcc",
diff --git a/static/locales/it/translation.json b/static/locales/it/translation.json
index 246ed893..6515af38 100644
--- a/static/locales/it/translation.json
+++ b/static/locales/it/translation.json
@@ -977,7 +977,7 @@
         "command_help": "Percorso assoluto del comando da eseguire",
         "command_args": "Argomenti",
         "command_args_help": "Argomenti del comando separati da virgole. I segnaposto sono supportati",
-        "command_env_vars_help": "I segnaposto sono supportati nei valori. Impostare il nome su \"$\" senza virgolette significa recuperare il valore dall'ambiente",
+        "command_env_vars_help": "I segnaposto sono supportati nei valori. Impostare il valore su \"$\" senza virgolette significa recuperare il nome dall'ambiente ad esclusione dei nomi che iniziano con SFTPGO_",
         "email_recipients": "A",
         "email_recipients_help": "Destinatari separati da virgole. I segnaposto sono supportati",
         "email_bcc": "Ccn",