diff --git a/skyetel/Dockerfile b/skyetel/Dockerfile
index be11ebd..f74d098 100644
--- a/skyetel/Dockerfile
+++ b/skyetel/Dockerfile
@@ -28,5 +28,6 @@ FROM public.ecr.aws/lambda/ruby:$RUBY_VERSION
 COPY --from=build-image ${LAMBDA_TASK_ROOT} ${LAMBDA_TASK_ROOT}
 
 ENV RUBY_YJIT_ENABLE=true
+ENV APP_ENV=production
 
 CMD [ "app.App::Handler.process" ]
diff --git a/skyetel/README.md b/skyetel/README.md
index 8babb91..5bcc983 100644
--- a/skyetel/README.md
+++ b/skyetel/README.md
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ This integration runs on a schedule and automatically orders DIDs from [Skyetel]
 
 | Variable                   | Description                                               | Example                | Required | Default                |
 | -------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------- | -------- | ---------------------- |
+| APP_ENV                    | Application environment                                   | production             | false    | production             |
 | SOMLENG_API_KEY            | Somleng Carrier API Key SID                               | change-me              | true     | none                   |
 | SKYETEL_USERNAME           | Skyetel API Username Token                                | change-me              | true     | none                   |
 | SKYETEL_PASSWORD           | Skyetel API Password                                      | change-me              | true     | none                   |