diff --git a/packages/api-server/docker/stack/docker-compose.prod.yml b/packages/api-server/docker/stack/docker-compose.prod.yml
index 63c7f8d6..8f6f2f7b 100644
--- a/packages/api-server/docker/stack/docker-compose.prod.yml
+++ b/packages/api-server/docker/stack/docker-compose.prod.yml
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ services:
       - decoded-backend-prod
     environment:
       MEILI_ENV: production
-      MEILI_MASTER_KEY: ${MEILISEARCH_MASTER_KEY:?set MEILISEARCH_MASTER_KEY in packages/api-server/.env.prod (used with deploy-backend.sh --env-file)}
+      MEILI_MASTER_KEY: ${MEILISEARCH_MASTER_KEY:?set MEILISEARCH_MASTER_KEY in .env.backend.prod (used with deploy-backend.sh --env-file)}
     healthcheck:
       test: ["CMD", "curl", "-sf", "http://localhost:7700/health"]
       interval: 10s
diff --git a/packages/api-server/docker/stack/docker-compose.staging.yml b/packages/api-server/docker/stack/docker-compose.staging.yml
index 0839aa93..ff6f70a4 100644
--- a/packages/api-server/docker/stack/docker-compose.staging.yml
+++ b/packages/api-server/docker/stack/docker-compose.staging.yml
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ services:
     networks:
       - decoded-backend-staging
     environment:
-      MEILI_ENV: development
+      MEILI_ENV: production
       MEILI_MASTER_KEY: ${MEILISEARCH_MASTER_KEY:-staging-meili-key}
     healthcheck:
       test: ["CMD", "curl", "-sf", "http://localhost:7700/health"]
diff --git a/packages/api-server/docker/stack/docker-compose.yml b/packages/api-server/docker/stack/docker-compose.yml
index 79159536..3138ed04 100644
--- a/packages/api-server/docker/stack/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/packages/api-server/docker/stack/docker-compose.yml
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ services:
       PORT: "8080"
       HOST: "0.0.0.0"
       LOG_FORMAT: text
+      ENV: development
       MEILISEARCH_URL: http://meilisearch:7700
       AI_SERVER_GRPC_URL: http://ai:50051
       API_SERVER_GRPC_PORT: "50052"