diff --git a/packages/toolchain/toolchain/src/config/mod.rs b/packages/toolchain/toolchain/src/config/mod.rs
index bbfd01b5cf..180f0b7757 100644
--- a/packages/toolchain/toolchain/src/config/mod.rs
+++ b/packages/toolchain/toolchain/src/config/mod.rs
@@ -87,6 +87,8 @@ pub struct Function {
 	#[serde(default)]
 	pub networking: FunctionNetworking,
 	#[serde(default)]
+	pub runtime: FunctionRuntime,
+	#[serde(default)]
 	pub resources: Option<Resources>,
 }
 
@@ -123,6 +125,12 @@ impl FunctionNetworking {
 	}
 }
 
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize, JsonSchema, Default)]
+#[serde(rename_all = "snake_case")]
+pub struct FunctionRuntime {
+	pub environment: Option<HashMap<String, String>>,
+}
+
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize, JsonSchema)]
 #[serde(rename_all = "snake_case")]
 pub struct Resources {
diff --git a/packages/toolchain/toolchain/src/tasks/deploy/mod.rs b/packages/toolchain/toolchain/src/tasks/deploy/mod.rs
index 4f2a5dddec..34801bdb88 100644
--- a/packages/toolchain/toolchain/src/tasks/deploy/mod.rs
+++ b/packages/toolchain/toolchain/src/tasks/deploy/mod.rs
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ async fn create_edge_function_actors(
 					build: None,
 					build_tags: Some(Some(build_tags.clone())),
 					runtime: Some(Box::new(models::ActorsCreateActorRuntimeRequest {
-						environment: None,
+						environment: function.runtime.environment.clone(),
 						network: None,
 					})),
 					network: Some(Box::new(models::ActorsCreateActorNetworkRequest {