diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
index 3c3ee9619..d6120a8b6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ jobs:
         cf_org: gsa-10x-prototyping
         cf_space: 10x-notifications
         push_arguments: >-
+          --var env=staging
           --var DANGEROUS_SALT="$DANGEROUS_SALT"
           --var SECRET_KEY="$SECRET_KEY"
           --var ADMIN_CLIENT_SECRET="$ADMIN_CLIENT_SECRET"
diff --git a/manifest.yml b/manifest.yml
index ca6ea42eb..0638906f1 100644
--- a/manifest.yml
+++ b/manifest.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 ---
-
 applications:
-  - name: notifications-api
+  - name: notifications-api-((env))
     buildpack: https://github.com/cloudfoundry/python-buildpack.git#v1.7.58
     instances: 1
     memory: 1G
@@ -12,8 +11,8 @@ applications:
     - route: notifications-api.app.cloud.gov
 
     services:
-      - api-psql
-      - api-redis
+      - notifications-api-rds-((env))
+      - notifications-api-redis-((env))
 
     env:
       NOTIFY_APP_NAME: api