diff --git a/src/config/service-connections.ts b/src/config/service-connections.ts
index 1fbdb98..0a7c785 100644
--- a/src/config/service-connections.ts
+++ b/src/config/service-connections.ts
@@ -8,14 +8,12 @@ import { ProviderConnectionConfig } from '../types/service-connections';
 export const providerConnectionConfigs: Record<string, ProviderConnectionConfig> = {
   // Render.com - using blueprint fromService syntax
   'RND': {
-    // Uses Render Blueprint's fromService capability
     useProviderNativeReferences: true,
     implementationType: 'blueprint-reference'
   },
   
-  // DigitalOcean App Platform - simple service name
+  // DigitalOcean App Platform - simple service name with transformation
   'DOP': {
-    // DigitalOcean uses simple service names for internal communication
-    serviceReferenceFormat: '${serviceName}'
+    serviceNameTransformer: 'digitalOcean'
   }
-};
+};
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/types/service-connections.ts b/src/types/service-connections.ts
index 571dfb0..e9f0982 100644
--- a/src/types/service-connections.ts
+++ b/src/types/service-connections.ts
@@ -8,16 +8,17 @@ export type ConnectionFormat = string;
  * Provider-specific service connection configuration
  */
 export interface ProviderConnectionConfig {
-  // The format template to use for service references 
-  // (can use ${serviceName} as a variable)
+  // The format template to use for service references
   serviceReferenceFormat?: ConnectionFormat;
   
   // Whether to use provider's native service reference mechanism
-  // instead of string replacement
   useProviderNativeReferences?: boolean;
   
   // What type of native implementation to use
   implementationType?: 'blueprint-reference' | 'service-discovery';
+  
+  // Name of the service transformer function to use (e.g., 'digitalOcean')
+  serviceNameTransformer?: string;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/utils/resolveServiceConnections.ts b/src/utils/resolveServiceConnections.ts
index b278306..f77a77f 100644
--- a/src/utils/resolveServiceConnections.ts
+++ b/src/utils/resolveServiceConnections.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import {
   ResolvedServiceConnection,
   ProviderConnectionConfig
 } from '../types/service-connections';
+import { getServiceNameTransformer } from './serviceNameTransformers';
 
 /**
  * Replace service references in environment variable values based on provider configuration
@@ -33,30 +34,37 @@ export function resolveServiceConnections(
       toService,
       variables: {}
     };
-    
+
     // Process each environment variable that references the target service
     for (const varName of environmentVariables) {
-      if (varName in serviceEnv) {
-        const originalValue = serviceEnv[varName];
-        let transformedValue = originalValue;
-        
-        // For providers that don't use native service references
-        if (!providerConfig.useProviderNativeReferences) {
-          // Replace exact service name with the provider-specific format
-          const serviceNamePattern = new RegExp(`\\b${toService}\\b`, 'g');
-          const replacementValue = providerConfig.serviceReferenceFormat?.replace('${serviceName}', toService) || toService;
+      const matchingVarNames = Object.keys(serviceEnv).filter(envKey => 
+        envKey === varName || envKey.includes(varName)
+      );
+      
+      if (matchingVarNames.length > 0) {
+        for (const matchedVarName of matchingVarNames) {
+          const originalValue = serviceEnv[matchedVarName];
+          let transformedValue = originalValue;
           
-          transformedValue = transformedValue.replace(serviceNamePattern, replacementValue);
+          if (!providerConfig.useProviderNativeReferences) {
+            // Get the appropriate transformer function
+            const transformerFn = getServiceNameTransformer(providerConfig.serviceNameTransformer);
+            
+            // Transform the service name
+            const transformedServiceName = transformerFn(toService);
+            
+            // Use the transformed name
+            transformedValue = transformedServiceName;
+            
+            // Update the environment variable
+            config.services[fromService].environment[matchedVarName] = transformedValue;
+          }
           
-          // Update the environment variable in the source service
-          config.services[fromService].environment[varName] = transformedValue;
+          resolvedConnection.variables[matchedVarName] = {
+            originalValue,
+            transformedValue
+          };
         }
-        
-        // Store the original and transformed values
-        resolvedConnection.variables[varName] = {
-          originalValue,
-          transformedValue
-        };
       }
     }
     
diff --git a/src/utils/serviceNameTransformers.ts b/src/utils/serviceNameTransformers.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dce0640
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils/serviceNameTransformers.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+import { digitalOceanParserServiceName } from './digitalOceanParserServiceName';
+
+// Registry of service name transformers
+export const serviceNameTransformers: Record<string, (serviceName: string) => string> = {
+  'digitalOcean': digitalOceanParserServiceName,
+  // Add other transformers here as needed
+  'default': (serviceName: string) => serviceName // Identity transformer
+};
+
+// Function to get a transformer by name
+export function getServiceNameTransformer(transformerName?: string): (serviceName: string) => string {
+  if (!transformerName) return serviceNameTransformers.default;
+  return serviceNameTransformers[transformerName] || serviceNameTransformers.default;
+}