diff --git a/poky/bitbake/lib/bb/main.py b/poky/bitbake/lib/bb/main.py
index f4474e4..732a315 100755
--- a/poky/bitbake/lib/bb/main.py
+++ b/poky/bitbake/lib/bb/main.py
@@ -405,9 +405,6 @@
         # In status only mode there are no logs and no UI
         logger.addHandler(handler)
 
-    # Clear away any spurious environment variables while we stoke up the cooker
-    cleanedvars = bb.utils.clean_environment()
-
     if configParams.server_only:
         featureset = []
         ui_module = None
@@ -423,6 +420,10 @@
 
     server_connection = None
 
+    # Clear away any spurious environment variables while we stoke up the cooker
+    # (done after import_extension_module() above since for example import gi triggers env var usage)
+    cleanedvars = bb.utils.clean_environment()
+
     if configParams.remote_server:
         # Connect to a remote XMLRPC server
         server_connection = bb.server.xmlrpcclient.connectXMLRPC(configParams.remote_server, featureset,