diff --git a/src/app/project/app/[tabName]/environment/env-edit.tsx b/src/app/project/app/[tabName]/environment/env-edit.tsx
index 07f6c3e..8ac5846 100644
--- a/src/app/project/app/[tabName]/environment/env-edit.tsx
+++ b/src/app/project/app/[tabName]/environment/env-edit.tsx
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ export default function EnvEdit({ app }: {
                                     <FormItem>
                                         <FormLabel>Env Variables</FormLabel>
                                         <FormControl>
-                                            <Textarea className="h-96" placeholder="NAME=VALUE..." {...field} value={field.value} />
+                                            <Textarea className="h-96" placeholder="NAME=VALUE,NAME=VALUE,NAME=VALUE,..." {...field} value={field.value} />
                                         </FormControl>
                                         <FormMessage />
                                     </FormItem>
diff --git a/src/server/services/deployment.service.ts b/src/server/services/deployment.service.ts
index 32b719b..326a1ef 100644
--- a/src/server/services/deployment.service.ts
+++ b/src/server/services/deployment.service.ts
@@ -90,6 +90,13 @@ class DeploymentService {
     async createDeployment(app: AppExtendedModel, buildJobName?: string) {
         await this.createNamespaceIfNotExists(app.projectId);
 
+        const envVars = app.envVars
+        ? app.envVars.split(',').map(env => {
+            const [name, value] = env.split('=');
+            return { name, value };
+        })
+        : [];
+
         const existingDeployment = await this.getDeployment(app.projectId, app.id);
         const body: V1Deployment = {
             metadata: {
@@ -120,6 +127,7 @@ class DeploymentService {
                                 name: app.id,
                                 image: !!buildJobName ? buildService.createContainerRegistryUrlForAppId(app.id) : app.containerImageSource as string,
                                 imagePullPolicy: 'Always',
+                                ...(envVars.length > 0 ? { env: envVars } : {}),
                                 /*ports: [
                                     {
                                         containerPort: app.port