diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e-cli-master.yaml b/.github/workflows/e2e-cli-master.yaml
index 76a1971a5..ece4d2d14 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e-cli-master.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e-cli-master.yaml
@@ -7,35 +7,42 @@ on:
   pull_request:
 
 jobs:
-  saas-template-win32:
-    name: [WIN/loco-cli (master)] Create saas starter template
-    runs-on: windows-latest
+  # TODO: re-enable after 0.8 to check cmd spawning fix
+  # saas-template-win32:
+  #   name: Create saas starter template (win32)
+  #   runs-on: windows-latest
 
-    permissions:
-      contents: read
-
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout the code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
-        with:
-          toolchain: nightly
-      - run: |
-          cargo install --path .
+  #   permissions:
+  #     contents: read
 
-          ALLOW_IN_GIT_REPO=true LOCO_APP_NAME=saas LOCO_TEMPLATE=saas loco new
-        working-directory: ./loco-cli
-      - run: |
-          ALLOW_IN_GIT_REPO=true loco new -n saas -t saas --db sqlite --bg async
-      - run: |
-          cargo build
-        working-directory: ./saas
-      - run: |
-          cargo loco generate scaffold movie title:string
-        working-directory: ./saas
-      - run: |
-          cargo build
-        working-directory: ./saas
+  #   steps:
+  #     - name: Checkout the code
+  #       uses: actions/checkout@v4
+  #     - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
+  #       with:
+  #         toolchain: nightly
+  #     - run: |
+  #         cargo install --path .
+  #       working-directory: ./loco-cli
+  #     - run: |
+  #         loco new -n saas -t saas --db sqlite --bg async --assets none
+  #       env:
+  #         ALLOW_IN_GIT_REPO: true
+  #     - run: |
+  #         cargo build
+  #       working-directory: ./saas
+  #     - run: |
+  #         cargo loco routes
+  #       working-directory: ./saas
+  #     - run: |
+  #         cargo loco db migrate
+  #       working-directory: ./saas
+  #     - run: |
+  #         cargo loco generate scaffold movie title:string
+  #       working-directory: ./saas
+  #     - run: |
+  #         cargo loco db migrate
+  #       working-directory: ./saas
 
   saas-template:
     name: Create saas starter template
diff --git a/loco-cli/tests/cmd/starters/generate-starters.trycmd b/loco-cli/tests/cmd/starters/generate-starters.trycmd
index dd59cfc53..4a93df5c5 100644
--- a/loco-cli/tests/cmd/starters/generate-starters.trycmd
+++ b/loco-cli/tests/cmd/starters/generate-starters.trycmd
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ```console
-$ ALLOW_IN_GIT_REPO="" LOCO_APP_NAME="test_saas_template" LOCO_FOLDER_NAME=saas_template LOCO_TEMPLATE=saas loco new 
+$ ALLOW_IN_GIT_REPO="" LOCO_APP_NAME="test_saas_template" LOCO_FOLDER_NAME=saas_template LOCO_TEMPLATE=saas loco new  --db postgres --assets none --bg async
 
 🚂 Loco app generated successfully in:
 [CWD]/test_saas_template
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ $ ALLOW_IN_GIT_REPO="" LOCO_APP_NAME="test_saas_template" LOCO_FOLDER_NAME=saas_
 ```
 
 ```console
-$ ALLOW_IN_GIT_REPO="true" LOCO_APP_NAME="test_rest_api_template" LOCO_FOLDER_NAME=rest_api_template LOCO_TEMPLATE=rest-api loco new 
+$ ALLOW_IN_GIT_REPO="true" LOCO_APP_NAME="test_rest_api_template" LOCO_FOLDER_NAME=rest_api_template LOCO_TEMPLATE=rest-api loco new --db sqlite --bg async
 
 🚂 Loco app generated successfully in:
 [CWD]/test_rest_api_template
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ $ ALLOW_IN_GIT_REPO="true" LOCO_APP_NAME="test_rest_api_template" LOCO_FOLDER_NA
 ```
 
 ```console
-$ ALLOW_IN_GIT_REPO="true" LOCO_APP_NAME="test_lightweight_template" LOCO_FOLDER_NAME=lightweight_template LOCO_TEMPLATE=lightweight-service loco new 
+$ ALLOW_IN_GIT_REPO="true" LOCO_APP_NAME="test_lightweight_template" LOCO_FOLDER_NAME=lightweight_template LOCO_TEMPLATE=lightweight-service loco new
 
 🚂 Loco app generated successfully in:
 [CWD]/test_lightweight_template
diff --git a/src/gen/model.rs b/src/gen/model.rs
index f949912b5..8870dd5db 100644
--- a/src/gen/model.rs
+++ b/src/gen/model.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use std::env::current_dir;
+use std::{collections::HashMap, env::current_dir};
 
 use chrono::Utc;
 use duct::cmd;
@@ -60,9 +60,12 @@ pub fn generate<H: Hooks>(
 
     if !migration_only {
         let cwd = current_dir()?;
+        let env_map: HashMap<_, _> = std::env::vars().collect();
+
         let _ = cmd!("cargo", "loco", "db", "migrate",)
             .stderr_to_stdout()
             .dir(cwd.as_path())
+            .full_env(&env_map)
             .run()
             .map_err(|err| {
                 Error::Message(format!(
@@ -72,6 +75,7 @@ pub fn generate<H: Hooks>(
         let _ = cmd!("cargo", "loco", "db", "entities",)
             .stderr_to_stdout()
             .dir(cwd.as_path())
+            .full_env(&env_map)
             .run()
             .map_err(|err| {
                 Error::Message(format!(