diff --git a/.frontend_env.example b/.frontend_env.example
index 14a58eebd..ad1045fcc 100644
--- a/.frontend_env.example
+++ b/.frontend_env.example
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-ENV=local
+NEXT_PUBLIC_ENV=local
 NEXT_PUBLIC_BACKEND_URL=http://localhost:5050
diff --git a/frontend/.env.example b/frontend/.env.example
index 2e53056be..3eb96a895 100644
--- a/frontend/.env.example
+++ b/frontend/.env.example
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-ENV=local
+NEXT_PUBLIC_ENV=local
 BACKEND_URL="http://localhost:5050"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/frontend/app/(home)/page.tsx b/frontend/app/(home)/page.tsx
index 233a4488f..8f7904f51 100644
--- a/frontend/app/(home)/page.tsx
+++ b/frontend/app/(home)/page.tsx
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import Hero from "./Hero";
 import { redirect } from "next/navigation";
 
 export default function HomePage() {
-  if (process.env.ENV === "local") {
+  if (process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_ENV === "local") {
     redirect("/upload");
   }
 
diff --git a/frontend/app/components/NavBar/index.tsx b/frontend/app/components/NavBar/index.tsx
index db3670c2f..b5308ff75 100644
--- a/frontend/app/components/NavBar/index.tsx
+++ b/frontend/app/components/NavBar/index.tsx
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ const NavBar: FC<NavBarProps> = ({}) => {
           />
           <h1 className="font-bold">Quivr</h1>
         </Link>
-        {process.env.ENV === "local" ? (
+        {process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_ENV === "local" ? (
           <ul className="flex gap-4 text-sm flex-1">
             <li>
               <Link href={"/upload"}>Upload</Link>