usebruno/bruno · error · Error

Environment file not found for uid: ${environmentUid}

Error message

Environment file not found for uid: ${environmentUid}

What it means

Error "Environment file not found for uid: ${environmentUid}" thrown in usebruno/bruno.

Source

Thrown at packages/bruno-electron/src/store/workspace-environments.js:174

        name,
        variables,
        color
      };
    } catch (error) {
      throw error;
    }
  }

  async saveGlobalEnvironment(workspacePath, { environmentUid, variables, color }) {
    try {
      if (!workspacePath) {
        throw new Error('Workspace path is required');
      }

      const envFile = this.findEnvironmentFileByUid(workspacePath, environmentUid);

      if (!envFile) {
        throw new Error(`Environment file not found for uid: ${environmentUid}`);
      }

      const environment = {
        name: envFile.name,
        variables: variables
      };

      if (color) {
        environment.color = color;
      }

      // Serialize concurrent writes per env file. Two rapid scripted
      // bru.setGlobalEnvVar() persist calls can otherwise overlap and the
      // second writer's stringify+write can land before the first, dropping it.
      await withFileLock(envFile.filePath, async () => {
        if (this.envHasSecrets(environment)) {
          environmentSecretsStore.storeEnvSecrets(workspacePath, environment);
        }

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Solutions

1. Reload the workspace; the environment file may have been deleted from disk.
2. Recreate the environment if its file is missing.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at packages/bruno-electron/src/store/workspace-environments.js:174 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of usebruno/bruno@9bdd81c7bd (2026-08-13). Data as JSON: /api/errors/aad6a84bda529651. Report an issue: GitHub.