diff --git a/autoload/syntastic/util.vim b/autoload/syntastic/util.vim
index 9c5b5f13..deeb0f1f 100644
--- a/autoload/syntastic/util.vim
+++ b/autoload/syntastic/util.vim
@@ -44,7 +44,12 @@ function! syntastic#util#system(command) abort " {{{2
     catch
         let crashed = 1
         call syntastic#log#error('exception running system(' . string(a:command) . '): ' . v:exception)
-        call syntastic#log#debug(g:_SYNTASTIC_DEBUG_TRACE, '$TERM = ' . string($TERM))
+        if syntastic#util#isRunningWindows()
+            call syntastic#log#debug(g:_SYNTASTIC_DEBUG_CHECKERS, '$TMP = ' . string($TMP) . ', $TEMP = ' . string($TEMP))
+        else
+            call syntastic#log#debug(g:_SYNTASTIC_DEBUG_CHECKERS, '$TERM = ' . string($TERM))
+            call syntastic#log#debug(g:_SYNTASTIC_DEBUG_CHECKERS, '$TMPDIR = ' . string($TMPDIR))
+        endif
         call syntastic#log#debug(g:_SYNTASTIC_DEBUG_TRACE, '$PATH = ' . string($PATH))
         call syntastic#log#debug(g:_SYNTASTIC_DEBUG_TRACE, 'getcwd() = ' . string(getcwd()))
         call syntastic#log#debugShowOptions(g:_SYNTASTIC_DEBUG_TRACE, g:_SYNTASTIC_SHELL_OPTIONS)
diff --git a/plugin/syntastic.vim b/plugin/syntastic.vim
index 8824df21..45f265d7 100644
--- a/plugin/syntastic.vim
+++ b/plugin/syntastic.vim
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ if has('reltime')
     lockvar! g:_SYNTASTIC_START
 endif
 
-let g:_SYNTASTIC_VERSION = '3.8.0-7'
+let g:_SYNTASTIC_VERSION = '3.8.0-8'
 lockvar g:_SYNTASTIC_VERSION
 
 " Sanity checks {{{1
@@ -455,7 +455,12 @@ function! s:CacheErrors(buf, checker_names) abort " {{{2
     if !s:_skip_file(a:buf)
         " debug logging {{{3
         call syntastic#log#debugShowVariables(g:_SYNTASTIC_DEBUG_TRACE, 'aggregate_errors')
-        call syntastic#log#debug(g:_SYNTASTIC_DEBUG_CHECKERS, '$TERM = ' . string($TERM))
+        if syntastic#util#isRunningWindows()
+            call syntastic#log#debug(g:_SYNTASTIC_DEBUG_CHECKERS, '$TMP = ' . string($TMP) . ', $TEMP = ' . string($TEMP))
+        else
+            call syntastic#log#debug(g:_SYNTASTIC_DEBUG_CHECKERS, '$TERM = ' . string($TERM))
+            call syntastic#log#debug(g:_SYNTASTIC_DEBUG_CHECKERS, '$TMPDIR = ' . string($TMPDIR))
+        endif
         call syntastic#log#debug(g:_SYNTASTIC_DEBUG_CHECKERS, '$PATH = ' . string($PATH))
         call syntastic#log#debug(g:_SYNTASTIC_DEBUG_TRACE, 'getcwd() = ' . string(getcwd()))
         " }}}3