diff --git a/app/__init__.py b/app/__init__.py
index 37bdb5424..333a108b3 100644
--- a/app/__init__.py
+++ b/app/__init__.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ def create_app(config_name):
 
     application.config['NOTIFY_API_ENVIRONMENT'] = config_name
     application.config.from_object(configs[config_name])
-    if 'DEPLOYMENT_GROUP_NAME' in os.environ:
+    if 'FLASK_CONFIG' in os.environ:
         application.config.from_envvar('FLASK_CONFIG')
     db.init_app(application)
     init_app(application)