diff --git a/docusaurus.config.js b/docusaurus.config.js
index f3567e8..a88de01 100644
--- a/docusaurus.config.js
+++ b/docusaurus.config.js
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@ if (!process.env.PRODUCT) {
   process.env.PRODUCT = "chat"
 }
 
+if (!process.env.DEPLOYMENT_ENV) {
+  process.env.DEPLOYMENT_ENV = "staging"
+}
+
 const {
   folderMapping,
   IGNORED_DIRECTORIES,
diff --git a/src/define-env-vars-plugin.js b/src/define-env-vars-plugin.js
index 75cfd10..bb59bfc 100644
--- a/src/define-env-vars-plugin.js
+++ b/src/define-env-vars-plugin.js
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ module.exports = function () {
             ALGOLIA_APP_ID: "DEFAULT",
             ALGOLIA_API_KEY: "DEFAULT",
             WEBSITE_BASE_URL: "DEFAULT",
-            DEPLOYMENT_ENV: "staging",
-            PRODUCT: "chat", // either "chat" or "activity-feeds"
+            DEPLOYMENT_ENV: process.env.DEPLOYMENT_ENV ?? "staging",
+            PRODUCT: process.env.PRODUCT ?? "chat",
             ...filteredVariables,
           }),
         ],
diff --git a/src/environment.js b/src/environment.js
index 9a94488..23c672e 100644
--- a/src/environment.js
+++ b/src/environment.js
@@ -5,5 +5,6 @@ module.exports = {
   ALGOLIA_APP_ID: process.env.ALGOLIA_APP_ID,
   ALGOLIA_API_KEY: process.env.ALGOLIA_API_KEY,
   WEBSITE_BASE_URL: process.env.WEBSITE_BASE_URL,
+  DEPLOYMENT_ENV: process.env.DEPLOYMENT_ENV,
   PRODUCT: process.env.PRODUCT,
 }