diff --git a/.changeset/bold-trees-relate.md b/.changeset/bold-trees-relate.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..89c57f65
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/bold-trees-relate.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@varlock/1password-plugin": patch
+---
+
+pass through USER and HOME to op cli calls
diff --git a/packages/plugins/1password/src/cli-helper.ts b/packages/plugins/1password/src/cli-helper.ts
index ab34224d..571668f1 100644
--- a/packages/plugins/1password/src/cli-helper.ts
+++ b/packages/plugins/1password/src/cli-helper.ts
@@ -202,9 +202,14 @@ async function executeReadBatch(batchToExecute: NonNullable<typeof opReadBatch>)
   // because otherwise we'll have trouble dealing with values that contain newlines
   await spawnAsync('op', `run --no-masking ${lockCliToOpAccount ? `--account ${lockCliToOpAccount} ` : ''}-- env -0`.split(' '), {
     env: {
-      // have to pass through at least path so it can find `op`, but might need other items too?
+      // have to pass a few things through at least path so it can find `op` and related config files
       PATH: process.env.PATH!,
-      // ...process.env as any,
+      ...process.env.USER && { USER: process.env.USER },
+      ...process.env.HOME && { HOME: process.env.HOME },
+      ...process.env.XDG_CONFIG_HOME && { XDG_CONFIG_HOME: process.env.XDG_CONFIG_HOME },
+      // this setting actually just enables the CLI + Desktop App integration
+      // which in some cases op has a hard time detecting via app setting
+      OP_BIOMETRIC_UNLOCK_ENABLED: 'true',
       ...envMap,
     },
   })