diff --git a/modules/ecs/main.tf b/modules/ecs/main.tf
index e178784..764ff02 100644
--- a/modules/ecs/main.tf
+++ b/modules/ecs/main.tf
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@ resource "aws_ecs_task_definition" "kong" {
       kong_plugins             = join(",", concat(["bundled"], var.kong_plugins))
       entrypoint               = var.entrypoint
       nginx_custom_config      = base64encode(var.nginx_custom_config)
+      environment              = var.environment
   }) : null
 
   tags = {
diff --git a/templates/ecs/kong_portal.tpl b/templates/ecs/kong_portal.tpl
index b2960cc..8a52fd7 100644
--- a/templates/ecs/kong_portal.tpl
+++ b/templates/ecs/kong_portal.tpl
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@
       "name": "AWS_REGION",
       "value": "${region}"
     },
+    {
+      "name": "ENVIRONMENT",
+      "value": "${environment}"
+    },
     {
       "name": "KONG_CLUSTER_MTLS",
       "value": "shared"