diff --git a/bin/compile b/bin/compile
index 365365f00..4f1b8199f 100755
--- a/bin/compile
+++ b/bin/compile
@@ -178,16 +178,6 @@ sub-env $BIN_DIR/steps/collectstatic
 # ### Finalize
 #
 
-# Set context environment variables.
-set-env PATH '$HOME/.heroku/python/bin:$PATH'
-set-env PYTHONUNBUFFERED true
-set-env PYTHONHOME /app/.heroku/python
-set-env LIBRARY_PATH /app/.heroku/vendor/lib:/app/.heroku/python/lib
-set-env LD_LIBRARY_PATH '/app/.heroku/vendor/lib:/app/.heroku/python/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH'
-set-default-env LANG en_US.UTF-8
-set-default-env PYTHONHASHSEED random
-set-default-env PYTHONPATH /app/
-
 
 # Experimental post_compile hook.
 bpwatch start post_compile
@@ -214,3 +204,15 @@ bpwatch start anvil_appdir_commit
 
 bpwatch stop anvil_appdir_commit
 bpwatch stop compile
+
+# Set context environment variables.
+set-env PATH '$HOME/.heroku/python/bin:$PATH'
+set-env PYTHONUNBUFFERED true
+set-env PYTHONHOME /app/.heroku/python
+set-env LIBRARY_PATH /app/.heroku/vendor/lib:/app/.heroku/python/lib
+set-env LD_LIBRARY_PATH '/app/.heroku/vendor/lib:/app/.heroku/python/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH'
+set-default-env LANG en_US.UTF-8
+set-default-env PYTHONHASHSEED random
+set-default-env PYTHONPATH /app/
+
+
diff --git a/bin/utils b/bin/utils
index a57d54e74..0e740b0b8 100755
--- a/bin/utils
+++ b/bin/utils
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ puts-warn() {
 
 # Usage: $ set-env key value
 set-env() {
+  export "$1=$(eval echo $2)"
   echo "export $1=$2" >> $PROFILE_PATH
 }