diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6ba9ab9..3417322 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@
 
 ## Changelog
 
+### latest
+
+* feat: support on templating env for route inputs
+
 ### 1.4.2
 
 * chore: bump fast-xml-parser from 4.0.11 to 4.2.4
diff --git a/functions/ldap.js b/functions/ldap.js
index 8f84755..f050e93 100644
--- a/functions/ldap.js
+++ b/functions/ldap.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ const LDAP = require('ldapjs');
 const Logger = require('../lib/logger.js');
 const Utils = require('../lib/utils.js');
 const Qs = require('qs');
+const helpers = require("../lib/helpers.js")
 
 /**
  *
@@ -14,6 +15,8 @@ exports.plugin = {
   name: 'ldap',
   register: async function (server) {
     server.ext('onRequest', (request, h) => {
+      helpers.setQueryParameterTemplateValues(request.query);
+
       let { tlsOptions, attributes } = request.query;
 
       if (tlsOptions) {
diff --git a/lib/helpers.js b/lib/helpers.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..baaeae5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/helpers.js
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+'use strict';
+
+require("dotenv").config();
+
+const Handlebars = require("handlebars");
+
+Handlebars.registerHelper('ENV', (value) => {
+    return new Handlebars.SafeString(value);
+});
+
+exports.setQueryParameterTemplateValues = (query) => {
+    for (const key of Object.keys(query)) {
+        const template = Handlebars.compile(query[key]);
+        query[key] = template(process.env);
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/nodemon.json b/nodemon.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..db4ce61
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nodemon.json
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+  "ignore": ["tmp/", "node_modules/", "logs/", "test/"],
+  "ext": "js json env",
+  "watch": [
+    "*",
+    ".env"
+  ]
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 76d3d80..debbb9c 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "hub-functions",
-  "version": "1.4.1",
+  "version": "1.4.2",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "hub-functions",
-      "version": "1.4.1",
+      "version": "1.4.2",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "@hapi/glue": "^8.0.0",
@@ -14,7 +14,9 @@
         "@hapi/inert": "^7.0.0",
         "@hapi/vision": "^7.0.0",
         "activedirectory2": "^2.1.0",
+        "dotenv": "^16.3.1",
         "fast-xml-parser": "^4.2.4",
+        "handlebars": "^4.7.7",
         "hapi-swagger": "^15.0.0",
         "joi": "^17.6.3",
         "ldapjs": "^3.0.2",
@@ -2299,6 +2301,17 @@
         "node": ">=6.0.0"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/dotenv": {
+      "version": "16.3.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dotenv/-/dotenv-16.3.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-IPzF4w4/Rd94bA9imS68tZBaYyBWSCE47V1RGuMrB94iyTOIEwRmVL2x/4An+6mETpLrKJ5hQkB8W4kFAadeIQ==",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=12"
+      },
+      "funding": {
+        "url": "https://github.com/motdotla/dotenv?sponsor=1"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/ecdsa-sig-formatter": {
       "version": "1.0.11",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ecdsa-sig-formatter/-/ecdsa-sig-formatter-1.0.11.tgz",
@@ -7102,6 +7115,11 @@
         "esutils": "^2.0.2"
       }
     },
+    "dotenv": {
+      "version": "16.3.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dotenv/-/dotenv-16.3.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-IPzF4w4/Rd94bA9imS68tZBaYyBWSCE47V1RGuMrB94iyTOIEwRmVL2x/4An+6mETpLrKJ5hQkB8W4kFAadeIQ=="
+    },
     "ecdsa-sig-formatter": {
       "version": "1.0.11",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ecdsa-sig-formatter/-/ecdsa-sig-formatter-1.0.11.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 9ab40f5..e2527a8 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -25,7 +25,9 @@
     "@hapi/inert": "^7.0.0",
     "@hapi/vision": "^7.0.0",
     "activedirectory2": "^2.1.0",
+    "dotenv": "^16.3.1",
     "fast-xml-parser": "^4.2.4",
+    "handlebars": "^4.7.7",
     "hapi-swagger": "^15.0.0",
     "joi": "^17.6.3",
     "ldapjs": "^3.0.2",
diff --git a/test/functions/ldap.js b/test/functions/ldap.js
index dc6da1c..2d50723 100644
--- a/test/functions/ldap.js
+++ b/test/functions/ldap.js
@@ -128,4 +128,28 @@ describe('ldap:', () => {
     expect(res.statusCode).to.equal(200);
     expect(res.result.length === 5).to.equal(true);
   });
+
+  it(`GET ${FUNCTION_ENDPOINT}/search - search result for query with environment variable placeholder in parameters - returns 200`, async () => {
+    const username = '%7B%7BENV databaseUser%7D%7D';
+    const password = '%7B%7BENV databasePassword%7D%7D';
+
+    const res = await server.inject({
+      method: 'GET',
+      url: `${FUNCTION_ENDPOINT}/search?url=${url}&username=${username}&password=${password}&base=${base}&filter=${filter}&scope=${scope}&paged=true&pageSize=5`,
+    });
+
+    expect(res.statusCode).to.equal(200);
+  });
+
+  it(`GET ${FUNCTION_ENDPOINT}/search - search result for query without using helper function on environment variable placeholder in parameters - returns 401`, async () => {
+    const username = '%7B%7BdatabaseUser%7D%7D';
+    const password = '%7B%7BdatabasePassword%7D%7D';
+
+    const res = await server.inject({
+      method: 'GET',
+      url: `${FUNCTION_ENDPOINT}/search?url=${url}&username=${username}&password=${password}&base=${base}&filter=${filter}&scope=${scope}&paged=true&pageSize=5`,
+    });
+
+    expect(res.statusCode).to.equal(401);
+  });
 });