diff --git a/bin/sdr-preservation-core_status.sh b/bin/sdr-preservation-core_status.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# The ROBOT_ENVIRONMENT values here should match the
+# environment files in the shared configs at
+# https://github.com/sul-dlss/sdr-configs/tree/master/sdr-preservation-core/config/environments
+
+if hostname | egrep -q '\-dev'; then
+    export ROBOT_ENVIRONMENT='integration'
+fi
+if hostname | egrep -q '\-test|\-stage'; then
+    export ROBOT_ENVIRONMENT='test'
+fi
+if hostname | egrep -q '\-prod'; then
+    export ROBOT_ENVIRONMENT='production'
+fi
+
+echo "Using ROBOT_ENVIRONMENT=$ROBOT_ENVIRONMENT"
+cd ~/sdr-preservation-core/current
+bundle exec controller status