diff --git a/terraform/variables.tf b/terraform/variables.tf
index 0eb8ba9..6f41be8 100644
--- a/terraform/variables.tf
+++ b/terraform/variables.tf
@@ -54,4 +54,5 @@ variable "k3server" {
 variable "environment" {
   description = "environment of the deployment"
   type        = string
+  default     = "dev"
 }