diff --git a/backend/app/config.py b/backend/app/config.py
index fe274d56..0b1d7f9b 100644
--- a/backend/app/config.py
+++ b/backend/app/config.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ class Settings(BaseSettings):
     API_KEY_NAME: str = "X-API-KEY"
     SECRET_KEY: str
     ALGORITHM: str
+    ENVIRONMENT: str
 
     class Config:
         env_file = ".env"
diff --git a/backend/app/dependencies.py b/backend/app/dependencies.py
index f8d0a3ca..68a5af09 100644
--- a/backend/app/dependencies.py
+++ b/backend/app/dependencies.py
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ def validate_jwt_token(token: str = Depends(oauth2_scheme)):
 
 
 async def validate_token(token: str = Depends(oauth2_scheme)):
-    if get_settings().ENV != "local":
+    if get_settings().ENVIRONMENT != "local":
         token_data = validate_jwt_token(token)
         if not token_data:
             raise HTTPException(