diff --git a/lib/lotus/environment.rb b/lib/lotus/environment.rb
index 71346b6d0..963d5a860 100644
--- a/lib/lotus/environment.rb
+++ b/lib/lotus/environment.rb
@@ -29,6 +29,18 @@ class Environment
     # @api private
     DEFAULT_ENV    = 'development'.freeze
 
+    # Production environment
+    #
+    # @since x.x.x
+    # @api private
+    PRODUCTION_ENV = 'production'.freeze
+
+    # Rack production environment (aka deployment)
+    #
+    # @since x.x.x
+    # @api private
+    RACK_ENV_DEPLOYMENT = 'deployment'.freeze
+
     # Default `.env` file name
     #
     # @since 0.2.0
@@ -196,13 +208,15 @@ def initialize(options = {})
     #
     # If those are missing it falls back to the defalt one: `"development"`.
     #
+    # Rack environment `"deployment"` is translated to Lotus `"production"`.
+    #
     # @return [String] the current environment
     #
     # @since 0.1.0
     #
     # @see Lotus::Environment::DEFAULT_ENV
     def environment
-      @environment ||= ENV[LOTUS_ENV] || ENV[RACK_ENV] || DEFAULT_ENV
+      @environment ||= ENV[LOTUS_ENV] || rack_env || DEFAULT_ENV
     end
 
     # @since 0.3.1
@@ -456,5 +470,16 @@ def set_application_env_vars!
     def default_host
       environment == DEFAULT_ENV ? DEFAULT_HOST : LISTEN_ALL_HOST
     end
+
+    # @since x.x.x
+    # @api private
+    def rack_env
+      case ENV[RACK_ENV]
+      when RACK_ENV_DEPLOYMENT
+        PRODUCTION_ENV
+      else
+        ENV[RACK_ENV]
+      end
+    end
   end
 end
diff --git a/test/environment_test.rb b/test/environment_test.rb
index cff02d665..fa5be9312 100644
--- a/test/environment_test.rb
+++ b/test/environment_test.rb
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
       end
     end
 
-    describe "when RACK_ENV is set" do
+    describe "when RACK_ENV is set to 'production'" do
       before do
         ENV['RACK_ENV'] = 'production'
         @env = Lotus::Environment.new
@@ -103,6 +103,17 @@
       end
     end
 
+    describe "when RACK_ENV is set to 'deployment'" do
+      before do
+        ENV['RACK_ENV'] = 'deployment'
+        @env = Lotus::Environment.new
+      end
+
+      it 'returns that value' do
+        @env.environment.must_equal 'production'
+      end
+    end
+
     describe "when none is set" do
       before do
         @env = Lotus::Environment.new