diff --git a/packages/server/src/utils/builders/compose.ts b/packages/server/src/utils/builders/compose.ts
index 7b00fc72..92add1e6 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/utils/builders/compose.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/utils/builders/compose.ts
@@ -190,7 +190,8 @@ const createEnvFile = (compose: ComposeNested) => {
 		join(COMPOSE_PATH, appName, "code", "docker-compose.yml");
 
 	const envFilePath = join(dirname(composeFilePath), ".env");
-	let envContent = env || "";
+	let envContent = `APP_NAME=${appName}\n`;
+	envContent += env || "";
 	if (!envContent.includes("DOCKER_CONFIG")) {
 		envContent += "\nDOCKER_CONFIG=/root/.docker/config.json";
 	}
@@ -219,7 +220,8 @@ export const getCreateEnvFileCommand = (compose: ComposeNested) => {
 
 	const envFilePath = join(dirname(composeFilePath), ".env");
 
-	let envContent = env || "";
+	let envContent = `APP_NAME=${appName}\n`;
+	envContent += env || "";
 	if (!envContent.includes("DOCKER_CONFIG")) {
 		envContent += "\nDOCKER_CONFIG=/root/.docker/config.json";
 	}