diff --git a/charts/datagovuk/templates/_publish.tpl b/charts/datagovuk/templates/_publish.tpl
index 838cfdb1..b2de23a7 100644
--- a/charts/datagovuk/templates/_publish.tpl
+++ b/charts/datagovuk/templates/_publish.tpl
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 - name: FIND_URL
   value: {{ .Values.find.ingress.host }}
 {{- with .Values.publish.config }}
+- name: RAILS_ENV
+  value: {{ $environment }}
 - name: CKAN_URL
   value: http://{{ .ckanReleaseName }}-ckan
 - name: DATABASE_URL