diff --git a/azure-pipelines.yaml b/azure-pipelines.yaml
index 749778d1..2626b4ed 100644
--- a/azure-pipelines.yaml
+++ b/azure-pipelines.yaml
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ stages:
           -f kubernetes
           -v image_tag=$(Build.BuildId)
           -v hostname=docs-dev.steeltoe.io
+          -v doc_environment=Staging
           --output-files manifests/staging
     - task: ShellScript@2
       displayName: Generate Production Manifest
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@ stages:
           -v image_tag=$(Build.BuildId)
           -v replica_count=2
           -v hostname=docs.steeltoe.io
+          -v doc_environment=Production
           --output-files manifests/production
     - task: PublishPipelineArtifact@1
       displayName: Publish Manifests
diff --git a/docker/docker-entrypoint.d/70-documentation-site.sh b/docker/docker-entrypoint.d/70-documentation-site.sh
index edb96702..d8d3ff47 100755
--- a/docker/docker-entrypoint.d/70-documentation-site.sh
+++ b/docker/docker-entrypoint.d/70-documentation-site.sh
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ else
     log "using $docenv configuration"
     docenv_file=$docenv_home/$docenv.env
     if [[ ! -f $docenv_file ]]; then
-        die "env file not found: $docenv_file"
+        log "env file not found: $docenv_file"
+        return
     fi
     source $docenv_file
 fi
diff --git a/kubernetes/defaults.yaml b/kubernetes/defaults.yaml
index 009ada7c..5e487112 100644
--- a/kubernetes/defaults.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/defaults.yaml
@@ -10,5 +10,6 @@ container_memory: 128Mi
 container_cpu: 500m
 service_port: 80
 replica_count: 1
+doc_environment: ""
 hostname: ""
 tls_secret: documentation-tls
diff --git a/kubernetes/documentation.yaml b/kubernetes/documentation.yaml
index 6f95e5ea..0e90d75c 100644
--- a/kubernetes/documentation.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/documentation.yaml
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ spec:
         image: #@ "{}:{}".format(data.values.image_name, data.values.image_tag)
         ports:
         - containerPort: #@ int(data.values.container_port)
+        env:
+        - name: DOC_ENVIRONMENT
+          value: #@ data.values.doc_environment
         resources:
           limits:
             memory: #@ data.values.container_memory