diff --git a/metaflow/current.py b/metaflow/current.py
index e3a9ff16882..d16b4454ed8 100644
--- a/metaflow/current.py
+++ b/metaflow/current.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+from metaflow import FlowSpec
+
 
 class Current(object):
 
@@ -13,6 +15,7 @@ def __init__(self):
         self._is_running = False
 
     def _set_env(self,
+                 flow=None,
                  flow_name=None,
                  run_id=None,
                  step_name=None,
@@ -23,6 +26,7 @@ def _set_env(self,
                  username=None,
                  is_running=True):
 
+        self._flow = flow
         self._flow_name = flow_name
         self._run_id = run_id
         self._step_name = step_name
@@ -47,6 +51,10 @@ def get(self, key, default=None):
     def is_running_flow(self):
         return self._is_running
 
+    @property
+    def flow(self) -> FlowSpec:
+        return self._flow
+
     @property
     def flow_name(self):
         return self._flow_name
diff --git a/metaflow/plugins/kfp/kfp.py b/metaflow/plugins/kfp/kfp.py
index 67510f84ff1..ca78f099049 100644
--- a/metaflow/plugins/kfp/kfp.py
+++ b/metaflow/plugins/kfp/kfp.py
@@ -421,7 +421,6 @@ def build_kfp_component(node: DAGNode, task_id: str) -> KfpComponent:
                         deco
                         for deco in node.decorators
                         if isinstance(deco, EnvironmentDecorator)
-                        and "kubernetes_vars" in deco.attributes
                     ),
                     None,  # default
                 ),
@@ -605,7 +604,7 @@ def _set_container_resources(
                     step_name=kfp_component.name,
                     size=resource_requirements["volume"],
                     workflow_uid=workflow_uid,
-                    mode=dsl.VOLUME_MODE_RWO,
+                    mode=mode,
                 )
                 container_op.add_pvolumes({volume_dir: volume})
 
@@ -660,11 +659,13 @@ def _create_volume(
         workflow_uid: str,
         mode: str,
     ) -> PipelineVolume:
-        volume_name = sanitize_k8s_name(step_name)
+        volume_name = (
+            sanitize_k8s_name(step_name) if mode == "ReadWriteMany" else "{{pod.name}}"
+        )
         attribute_outputs = {"size": "{.status.capacity.storage}"}
         requested_resources = V1ResourceRequirements(requests={"storage": size})
         pvc_spec = V1PersistentVolumeClaimSpec(
-            access_modes=mode, resources=requested_resources
+            access_modes=dsl.VOLUME_MODE_RWO, resources=requested_resources
         )
         owner_reference = V1OwnerReference(
             api_version="argoproj.io/v1alpha1",
@@ -959,7 +960,7 @@ def build_kfp_dag(
                     envs = kfp_component.environment_decorator.attributes[
                         "kubernetes_vars"
                     ]
-                    for env in envs:
+                    for env in envs if envs else []:
                         container_op.container.add_env_variable(env)
 
                 if kfp_component.total_retries and kfp_component.total_retries > 0:
@@ -1144,7 +1145,7 @@ def create_shared_volumes(
                         step_name=f"{kfp_component.name}-shared",
                         size=resources["volume"],
                         workflow_uid=workflow_uid_op.output,
-                        mode=dsl.VOLUME_MODE_RWO,
+                        mode=resources["volume_mode"],
                     )
                 }
         return shared_volumes
diff --git a/metaflow/plugins/kfp/tests/flows/resources_flow.py b/metaflow/plugins/kfp/tests/flows/resources_flow.py
index bcdf2c0d4b4..6086c080f20 100644
--- a/metaflow/plugins/kfp/tests/flows/resources_flow.py
+++ b/metaflow/plugins/kfp/tests/flows/resources_flow.py
@@ -94,9 +94,7 @@ def get_env_vars(env_resources: Dict[str, str]) -> List[V1EnvVar]:
 
 class ResourcesFlow(FlowSpec):
     @resources(
-        local_storage="242",
-        cpu="0.6",
-        memory="1G",
+        local_storage="242", cpu="0.6", memory="1G",
     )
     @environment(  # pylint: disable=E1102
         vars={"MY_ENV": "value"}, kubernetes_vars=kubernetes_vars
@@ -132,16 +130,44 @@ def start(self):
         assert os.environ.get("AI_EXPERIMENT_NAME") == "metaflow_test"
 
         self.items = [1, 2]
-        self.next(self.split_step, foreach="items")
+        self.next(self.foreach_step, foreach="items")
 
-    @resources(volume="11G", volume_mode="ReadWriteMany")
+    @environment(vars={"MY_ENV": "value"})  # pylint: disable=E1102
+    @resources(volume="11G")
     @step
-    def split_step(self):
+    def foreach_step(self):
+        # test simple environment var
+        assert os.environ.get("MY_ENV") == "value"
+
         output = subprocess.check_output(
             "df -h | grep /opt/metaflow_volume", shell=True
         )
         assert "11G" in str(output)
 
+        self.next(self.join_step)
+
+    @resources(volume="12G")
+    @step
+    def join_step(self, inputs):
+        output = subprocess.check_output(
+            "df -h | grep /opt/metaflow_volume", shell=True
+        )
+        assert "12G" in str(output)
+        self.next(self.split_step)
+
+    @step
+    def split_step(self):
+        self.items = [1, 2]
+        self.next(self.shared_volume_foreach_step, foreach="items")
+
+    @resources(volume="13G", volume_mode="ReadWriteMany")
+    @step
+    def shared_volume_foreach_step(self):
+        output = subprocess.check_output(
+            "df -h | grep /opt/metaflow_volume", shell=True
+        )
+        assert "13G" in str(output)
+
         file_path = "/opt/metaflow_volume/test.txt"
         message = "hello world!"
 
@@ -159,15 +185,10 @@ def split_step(self):
                 print("read_lines", read_lines)
                 assert message == read_lines[0]
 
-        self.next(self.join_step)
+        self.next(self.shared_volume_join_step)
 
-    @resources(volume="12G")
     @step
-    def join_step(self, inputs):
-        output = subprocess.check_output(
-            "df -h | grep /opt/metaflow_volume", shell=True
-        )
-        assert "12G" in str(output)
+    def shared_volume_join_step(self, inputs):
         self.next(self.end)
 
     @step
diff --git a/metaflow/task.py b/metaflow/task.py
index 389aa7f8a30..65596eef5f2 100644
--- a/metaflow/task.py
+++ b/metaflow/task.py
@@ -332,7 +332,8 @@ def run_step(self,
             self._init_foreach(step_name, join_type, inputs, split_index)
 
         # 4. initialize the current singleton
-        current._set_env(flow_name=self.flow.name,
+        current._set_env(flow=self.flow,
+                         flow_name=self.flow.name,
                          run_id=run_id,
                          step_name=step_name,
                          task_id=task_id,