diff --git a/api/v1alpha1/environment_types.go b/api/v1alpha1/environment_types.go
index 2bf0ca6b..ff7caed1 100644
--- a/api/v1alpha1/environment_types.go
+++ b/api/v1alpha1/environment_types.go
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ type EnvironmentStatus struct {
 // Environment is the Schema for the environments API
 // +kubebuilder:printcolumn:name="Ready",type="string",JSONPath=".status.conditions[?(@.type==\"Active\")].status"
 // +kubebuilder:printcolumn:name="Reason",type="string",JSONPath=".status.conditions[?(@.type==\"Active\")].reason"
+// +kubebuilder:printcolumn:name="Description",type="string",JSONPath=".status.conditions[?(@.type==\"Active\")].message"
 type Environment struct {
 	metav1.TypeMeta   `json:",inline"`
 	metav1.ObjectMeta `json:"metadata,omitempty"`
diff --git a/config/crd/bases/etos.eiffel-community.github.io_environments.yaml b/config/crd/bases/etos.eiffel-community.github.io_environments.yaml
index e9b9a409..d03e3b1c 100644
--- a/config/crd/bases/etos.eiffel-community.github.io_environments.yaml
+++ b/config/crd/bases/etos.eiffel-community.github.io_environments.yaml
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ spec:
     - jsonPath: .status.conditions[?(@.type=="Active")].reason
       name: Reason
       type: string
+    - jsonPath: .status.conditions[?(@.type=="Active")].message
+      name: Description
+      type: string
     name: v1alpha1
     schema:
       openAPIV3Schema:
diff --git a/internal/controller/environment_controller.go b/internal/controller/environment_controller.go
index cdb45004..2fdc1cb6 100644
--- a/internal/controller/environment_controller.go
+++ b/internal/controller/environment_controller.go
@@ -281,8 +281,16 @@ func (r EnvironmentReconciler) releaseJob(environment *etosv1alpha1.Environment,
 									corev1.ResourceCPU:    resource.MustParse("100m"),
 								},
 							},
-							Command: []string{"python", "-u", "-m", "environment_provider.environment"},
-							Args:    []string{environment.Name},
+							Env: []corev1.EnvVar{
+								{
+									Name:  "REQUEST",
+									Value: environmentRequest.Name,
+								},
+								{
+									Name:  "ENVIRONMENT",
+									Value: environment.Name,
+								},
+							},
 						},
 					},
 				},
diff --git a/internal/etos/etos.go b/internal/etos/etos.go
index 91ffc4fb..9a94cced 100644
--- a/internal/etos/etos.go
+++ b/internal/etos/etos.go
@@ -516,6 +516,24 @@ func (r *ETOSDeployment) role(name types.NamespacedName, labelName string) *rbac
 					"create", "get", "list", "watch", "delete",
 				},
 			},
+			{
+				APIGroups: []string{"batch"},
+				Resources: []string{
+					"jobs",
+				},
+				Verbs: []string{
+					"create", "get", "list", "watch", "delete",
+				},
+			},
+			{
+				APIGroups: []string{""},
+				Resources: []string{
+					"pods",
+				},
+				Verbs: []string{
+					"get", "list", "watch",
+				},
+			},
 		},
 	}
 }