diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 1328266..bf2703b 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
 language: minimal
 services:
   - docker
-env:
-  - ACTIVATE_NOTES=1 ACTIVATE_XQUEUE=1
 script:
-  - make configure SILENT=1
+  - make configure SILENT=1 ACTIVATE_NOTES=1 ACTIVATE_XQUEUE=1
   - make build
   - make migrate
   #- make assets # too time-consuming
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index c6b972d..f36eedf 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ PWD ?= $$(pwd)
 USERID ?= $$(id -u)
 EDX_PLATFORM_SETTINGS ?= universal.production
 DOCKER_COMPOSE = docker-compose -f docker-compose.yml
+-include $(PWD)/config/Makefile.env
 
 post_configure_targets =
 ifneq ($(DISABLE_STATS), 1)
@@ -34,7 +35,12 @@ endif
 DOCKER_COMPOSE_RUN_LMS = $(DOCKER_COMPOSE_RUN_OPENEDX) -p 8000:8000 lms
 DOCKER_COMPOSE_RUN_CMS = $(DOCKER_COMPOSE_RUN_OPENEDX) -p 8001:8001 cms
 
-all: configure $(post_configure_targets) update migrate assets daemonize
+all: configure # other targets are not listed as requirements in order to reload the env file
+	@$(MAKE) post_configure
+	@$(MAKE) update
+	@$(MAKE) migrate
+	@$(MAKE) assets
+	@$(MAKE) daemonize
 	@echo "All set \o/ You can access the LMS at http://localhost and the CMS at http://studio.localhost"
 
 ##################### Bootstrapping
@@ -45,6 +51,8 @@ configure: build-configurator
 		-e SETTING_ACTIVATE_HTTPS=$(ACTIVATE_HTTPS) -e SETTING_ACTIVATE_NOTES=$(ACTIVATE_NOTES) -e SETTING_ACTIVATE_PORTAINER=$(ACTIVATE_PORTAINER) -e SETTING_ACTIVATE_XQUEUE=$(ACTIVATE_XQUEUE) \
 		regis/openedx-configurator:hawthorn
 
+post_configure: $(post_configure_targets)
+
 stats:
 	@docker run --rm -it --volume="$(PWD)/config:/openedx/config" \
 		regis/openedx-configurator:hawthorn /openedx/config/openedx/stats 2> /dev/null|| true
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1eb8968..02d1ce2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ Some optional features may be activated by defining `ACTIVATE_*` environment var
 
     ACTIVATE_HTTPS=1 make all
 
+Technically, the `ACTIVATE_*` environment variables are only required during `make configure`. After that, they will be automatically loaded from `config/Makefile.env`.
+
 ### SSL/TLS certificates for HTTPS access (`ACTIVATE_HTTPS`)
 
 By activating this feature, a free SSL/TLS certificate from the [Let's Encrypt](https://letsencrypt.org/) certificate authority will be created for your platform. With this feature, **your platform will no longer be accessible in HTTP**. Calls to http urls will be redirected to https url.
diff --git a/configurator/bin/configure.py b/configurator/bin/configure.py
index 20555ba..5e58df6 100755
--- a/configurator/bin/configure.py
+++ b/configurator/bin/configure.py
@@ -154,6 +154,8 @@ def interactive(args):
         'XQUEUE_MYSQL_PASSWORD', "", random_string(8)
     ).add(
         'XQUEUE_SECRET_KEY', "", random_string(24)
+    ).add_bool(
+        'DISABLE_STATS', "", False
     ).add_bool(
         'ACTIVATE_NOTES', "", False
     ).add_bool(
diff --git a/configurator/templates/Makefile.env b/configurator/templates/Makefile.env
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d40317f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/configurator/templates/Makefile.env
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+DISABLE_STATS = {{ 1 if DISABLE_STATS else 0 }}
+ACTIVATE_HTTPS = {{ 1 if ACTIVATE_HTTPS else 0 }}
+ACTIVATE_XQUEUE = {{ 1 if ACTIVATE_XQUEUE else 0 }}
+ACTIVATE_NOTES = {{ 1 if ACTIVATE_NOTES else 0 }}
+ACTIVATE_PORTAINER = {{ 1 if ACTIVATE_PORTAINER else 0 }}