diff --git a/kubernetes/operationcode_backend/base/deployment.yaml b/kubernetes/operationcode_backend/base/deployment.yaml
index 9b951c4..a4964af 100644
--- a/kubernetes/operationcode_backend/base/deployment.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/operationcode_backend/base/deployment.yaml
@@ -110,6 +110,8 @@ spec:
             secretKeyRef:
               key: slack_service_auth_token
               name: backend-secrets   
+        - name: SLACK_SERVICE_URL
+          value: https://pybot.operationcode.org/pybot/api/v1/slack
       - name: sidekiq
         image: operationcode/operationcode_backend:latest
         command: ["bundle", "exec", "sidekiq"]
@@ -176,6 +178,8 @@ spec:
             secretKeyRef:
               name: backend-secrets
               key: secret_key_base
+        - name: SLACK_SERVICE_URL
+          value: https://pybot.operationcode.org/pybot/api/v1/slack
       volumes:
       - name: backend-secrets
         secret:
diff --git a/kubernetes/operationcode_backend/overlays/staging/deployment.yaml b/kubernetes/operationcode_backend/overlays/staging/deployment.yaml
index 39bfcf9..abc9697 100644
--- a/kubernetes/operationcode_backend/overlays/staging/deployment.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/operationcode_backend/overlays/staging/deployment.yaml
@@ -11,7 +11,11 @@ spec:
         env:
         - name: RAILS_ENV
           value: staging
+        - name: SLACK_SERVICE_URL
+          value: http://pybot.operationcode.org:8080/pybot/api/v1/slack
       - name: sidekiq
         env:
         - name: RAILS_ENV
           value: staging
+        - name: SLACK_SERVICE_URL
+          value: http://pybot.operationcode.org:8080/pybot/api/v1/slack