The Env Variables has not being update from the script

[FrancAlvarado]

I have checked the following:

• I have searched existing issues and found nothing related to my issue.

This bug is:

• making Bruno unusable for me
• slowing me down but I'm able to continue working
• annoying
• this feature was working in a previous version but is broken in the current release.

Bruno version

4.5.0

Operating System

Windows 11

Describe the bug

Im trying to set the a new valiue for an env variable after Login endpoint is consumed, but after the endpoint response the variable is not being updated, in the Post Response I have this script
const body = res.getBody();
bru.setEnvVar("token", body.token);
const token = bru.getEnvVar("token");
console.log("TOKEN ACTUAL =>", token);

the last log shows the token correctly, but when I check directly the value of the env variable it is still empty

also this image is showing up many times

.bru file to reproduce the bug

bruno.json

Screenshots/Live demo link

[coderabbitai]

⚠️ Possible Duplicate Issue(s)

• post response script using bru.setEnvVar does not work bruno#6810

🔗 Related PRs

usebruno/bruno#6703 - fix: Handle deleted environment variables in UI [merged]
usebruno/bruno#6723 - fix: ephemeral environment variables being saved to filesystem [merged]
usebruno/bruno#6969 - fix: global environment flag for cli [merged]
usebruno/bruno#7066 - fix: env var edit [merged]
usebruno/bruno#7100 - fix: improve environment variable comparison by stripping UIDs [merged]

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[strongwinderic]

I have the exact same issue in 3.1.4.

[jpjonte]

Same here, also on 3.1.4. bru.setEnvVar just doesn't seem to do anything.

[0tii]

This is still a problem in 5.0.0, post-request script does not update my env var, which worked before.

[ssppest]

still in [v5.0.1-2026.04.30]
and the setenv function always doesn't work
I'm in a breakdown, I'm going to use Postman now