diff --git a/controllers/backupsession_controller_helpers.go b/controllers/backupsession_controller_helpers.go
index 9d4896f..e35f505 100644
--- a/controllers/backupsession_controller_helpers.go
+++ b/controllers/backupsession_controller_helpers.go
@@ -2,12 +2,95 @@ package controllers
 
 import (
 	formolv1alpha1 "github.com/desmo999r/formol/api/v1alpha1"
+	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	"os"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
 )
 
+func (r *BackupSessionReconciler) getSecretData(name string) map[string][]byte {
+	secret := corev1.Secret{}
+	namespace := os.Getenv(formolv1alpha1.POD_NAMESPACE)
+	if err := r.Get(r.Context, client.ObjectKey{
+		Namespace: namespace,
+		Name:      name,
+	}, &secret); err != nil {
+		r.Log.Error(err, "unable to get Secret", "Secret", name)
+		return nil
+	}
+	return secret.Data
+}
+
+func (r *BackupSessionReconciler) getEnvFromSecretKeyRef(name string, key string) string {
+	if data := r.getSecretData(name); data != nil {
+		return string(data[key])
+	}
+	return ""
+}
+
+func (r *BackupSessionReconciler) getConfigMapData(name string) map[string]string {
+	configMap := corev1.ConfigMap{}
+	namespace := os.Getenv(formolv1alpha1.POD_NAMESPACE)
+	if err := r.Get(r.Context, client.ObjectKey{
+		Namespace: namespace,
+		Name:      name,
+	}, &configMap); err != nil {
+		r.Log.Error(err, "unable to get ConfigMap", "configmap", name)
+		return nil
+	}
+	return configMap.Data
+}
+
+func (r *BackupSessionReconciler) getEnvFromConfigMapKeyRef(name string, key string) string {
+	if data := r.getConfigMapData(name); data != nil {
+		return string(data[key])
+	}
+	return ""
+}
+
+func (r *BackupSessionReconciler) getFuncEnv(vars map[string]string, envVars []corev1.EnvVar) {
+	for _, env := range envVars {
+		if env.ValueFrom != nil {
+			if env.ValueFrom.ConfigMapKeyRef != nil {
+				vars[env.Name] = r.getEnvFromConfigMapKeyRef(env.ValueFrom.ConfigMapKeyRef.LocalObjectReference.Name, env.ValueFrom.ConfigMapKeyRef.Key)
+			}
+			if env.ValueFrom.SecretKeyRef != nil {
+				vars[env.Name] = r.getEnvFromSecretKeyRef(env.ValueFrom.SecretKeyRef.LocalObjectReference.Name, env.ValueFrom.SecretKeyRef.Key)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func (r *BackupSessionReconciler) getEnvFromSecretEnvSource(vars map[string]string, name string) {
+	for key, value := range r.getSecretData(name) {
+		vars[key] = string(value)
+	}
+}
+
+func (r *BackupSessionReconciler) getEnvFromConfigMapEnvSource(vars map[string]string, name string) {
+	for key, value := range r.getConfigMapData(name) {
+		vars[key] = value
+	}
+}
+
+func (r *BackupSessionReconciler) getFuncEnvFrom(vars map[string]string, envVars []corev1.EnvFromSource) {
+	for _, env := range envVars {
+		if env.ConfigMapRef != nil {
+			r.getEnvFromConfigMapEnvSource(vars, env.ConfigMapRef.LocalObjectReference.Name)
+		}
+		if env.SecretRef != nil {
+			r.getEnvFromSecretEnvSource(vars, env.SecretRef.LocalObjectReference.Name)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func (r *BackupSessionReconciler) getFuncVars(function formolv1alpha1.Function, vars map[string]string) {
+	r.getFuncEnvFrom(vars, function.Spec.EnvFrom)
+	r.getFuncEnv(vars, function.Spec.Env)
+}
+
 func (r *BackupSessionReconciler) runInitBackupSteps(target formolv1alpha1.Target) error {
 	namespace := os.Getenv(formolv1alpha1.POD_NAMESPACE)
+	r.Log.V(0).Info("start to run the backup initializing steps it any")
 	for _, container := range target.Containers {
 		for _, step := range container.Steps {
 			if step.Finalize != nil && *step.Finalize == true {
@@ -21,6 +104,9 @@ func (r *BackupSessionReconciler) runInitBackupSteps(target formolv1alpha1.Targe
 				r.Log.Error(err, "unable to get Function", "Function", step.Name)
 				return err
 			}
+			vars := make(map[string]string)
+			r.getFuncVars(function, vars)
+
 		}
 	}
 	return nil