diff --git a/docs/content/docs.md b/docs/content/docs.md
index e3a15ab6d..5e72b4bf0 100644
--- a/docs/content/docs.md
+++ b/docs/content/docs.md
@@ -880,6 +880,14 @@ Rclone will do its best to transfer the best file it has so in
 practice this should not cause a problem.  Think of `--order-by` as
 being more of a best efforts flag rather than a perfect ordering.
 
+### --password-command=STRING ###
+
+This flag supplies a program which should supply the config password
+when run. This is an alternative to rclone prompting for the password
+or setting the `RCLONE_CONFIG_PASS` variable.
+
+See the [Configuration Encryption](#configuration-encryption) for more info.
+
 ### -P, --progress ###
 
 This flag makes rclone update the stats in a static block in the
@@ -1361,13 +1369,13 @@ which will retrieve the password and print on standard output.  This
 script should have a fully specified path name and not rely on any
 environment variables.  The script is supplied either via
 `--password-command="..."` command line argument or via the
-`RCLONE_CONFIG_PASS_COMMAND` environment variable.
+`RCLONE_PASSWORD_COMMAND` environment variable.
 
 One useful example of this is using the `passwordstore` application
 to retrieve the password:
 
 ```
-export RCLONE_CONFIG_PASS_COMMAND="pass rclone/config"
+export RCLONE_PASSWORD_COMMAND="pass rclone/config"
 ```
 
 If the `passwordstore` password manager holds the password for the
@@ -1381,11 +1389,11 @@ script method of supplying the password enhances the security of
 the config password considerably.
 
 If you are running rclone inside a script, unless you are using the
-`RCLONE_CONFIG_PASS_COMMAND` method, you might want to disable 
+`--password-command` method, you might want to disable 
 password prompts. To do that, pass the parameter 
 `--ask-password=false` to rclone. This will make rclone fail instead
 of asking for a password if `RCLONE_CONFIG_PASS` doesn't contain
-a valid password, and `RCLONE_CONFIG_PASS_COMMAND` has not been supplied.
+a valid password, and `--password-command` has not been supplied.
 
 
 Developer options
diff --git a/fs/config/config.go b/fs/config/config.go
index 97c34f166..d1bb40a94 100644
--- a/fs/config/config.go
+++ b/fs/config/config.go
@@ -275,10 +275,6 @@ func loadConfigFile() (*goconfig.ConfigFile, error) {
 
 	if len(configKey) == 0 {
 		pwc := fs.Config.PasswordCommand
-
-		if pwc == "" {
-			pwc = os.Getenv("RCLONE_CONFIG_PASS_COMMAND")
-		}
 		if pwc != "" {
 			var stdout bytes.Buffer
 			var stderr bytes.Buffer
@@ -291,7 +287,7 @@ func loadConfigFile() (*goconfig.ConfigFile, error) {
 
 			if err := cmd.Run(); err != nil {
 				// One does not always get the stderr returned in the wrapped error.
-				fs.Errorf(nil, "Using RCLONE_CONFIG_PASS_COMMAND returned: %v", err)
+				fs.Errorf(nil, "Using --password-command returned: %v", err)
 				if ers := strings.TrimSpace(stderr.String()); ers != "" {
 					fs.Errorf(nil, "--password-command stderr: %s", ers)
 				}
@@ -357,7 +353,7 @@ func loadConfigFile() (*goconfig.ConfigFile, error) {
 		} else {
 			if len(configKey) == 0 {
 				if usingPasswordCommand {
-					return nil, errors.New("using password command derived password, unable to decrypt configuration")
+					return nil, errors.New("using --password-command derived password, unable to decrypt configuration")
 				}
 				if !fs.Config.AskPassword {
 					return nil, errors.New("unable to decrypt configuration and not allowed to ask for password - set RCLONE_CONFIG_PASS to your configuration password")
diff --git a/fs/config/config_test.go b/fs/config/config_test.go
index 23642d1e4..f064b0d51 100644
--- a/fs/config/config_test.go
+++ b/fs/config/config_test.go
@@ -270,15 +270,24 @@ func TestConfigLoadEncrypted(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, expect, keys)
 }
 
-func expectConfigValid(t *testing.T) {
-	var err error
+func TestConfigLoadEncryptedWithValidPassCommand(t *testing.T) {
+	oldConfigPath := ConfigPath
+	oldConfig := fs.Config
+	ConfigPath = "./testdata/encrypted.conf"
+	// using fs.Config.PasswordCommand, correct password
+	fs.Config.PasswordCommand = "echo asdf"
+	defer func() {
+		ConfigPath = oldConfigPath
+		configKey = nil // reset password
+		fs.Config = oldConfig
+		fs.Config.PasswordCommand = ""
+	}()
 
 	configKey = nil // reset password
 
 	c, err := loadConfigFile()
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
-	// Not sure why there is no "RCLONE_ENCRYPT_V0" here...
 	sections := c.GetSectionList()
 	var expect = []string{"nounc", "unc"}
 	assert.Equal(t, expect, sections)
@@ -288,64 +297,24 @@ func expectConfigValid(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, expect, keys)
 }
 
-func expectConfigInvalid(t *testing.T) {
-	var err error
-
-	configKey = nil // reset password
-
-	_, err = loadConfigFile()
-	require.Error(t, err)
-}
-
-func TestConfigLoadEncryptedWithValidPassCommand(t *testing.T) {
-	oldConfigPath := ConfigPath
-	oldConfig := fs.Config
-	ConfigPath = "./testdata/encrypted.conf"
-	defer func() {
-		ConfigPath = oldConfigPath
-		configKey = nil // reset password
-		fs.Config = oldConfig
-	}()
-
-	// using fs.Config.PasswordCommand, correct password
-	fs.Config.PasswordCommand = "echo asdf"
-	expectConfigValid(t)
-
-	var err error
-
-	// using "RCLONE_CONFIG_PASS_COMMAND"
-
-	err = os.Setenv("RCLONE_CONFIG_PASS_COMMAND", "echo asdf")
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	expectConfigValid(t)
-
-	err = os.Unsetenv("RCLONE_CONFIG_PASS_COMMAND")
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-}
-
 func TestConfigLoadEncryptedWithInvalidPassCommand(t *testing.T) {
 	oldConfigPath := ConfigPath
 	oldConfig := fs.Config
 	ConfigPath = "./testdata/encrypted.conf"
+	// using fs.Config.PasswordCommand, incorrect password
+	fs.Config.PasswordCommand = "echo asdf-blurfl"
 	defer func() {
 		ConfigPath = oldConfigPath
 		configKey = nil // reset password
 		fs.Config = oldConfig
+		fs.Config.PasswordCommand = ""
 	}()
 
-	// using fs.Config.PasswordCommand, incorrect password
-	fs.Config.PasswordCommand = "echo asdf-blurfl"
-	expectConfigInvalid(t)
-	fs.Config.PasswordCommand = ""
+	configKey = nil // reset password
 
-	var err error
-
-	err = os.Setenv("RCLONE_CONFIG_PASS_COMMAND", "echo asdf-blurfl")
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	expectConfigInvalid(t)
-
-	err = os.Unsetenv("RCLONE_CONFIG_PASS_COMMAND")
-	require.NoError(t, err)
+	_, err := loadConfigFile()
+	require.Error(t, err)
+	assert.Contains(t, err.Error(), "using --password-command derived password")
 }
 
 func TestConfigLoadEncryptedFailures(t *testing.T) {