diff --git a/inventory/group_vars/badges-backend-stg b/inventory/group_vars/badges-backend-stg
index 96fc3c6d5f..544cd89f66 100644
--- a/inventory/group_vars/badges-backend-stg
+++ b/inventory/group_vars/badges-backend-stg
@@ -8,3 +8,6 @@ num_cpus: 2
 # the host_vars/$hostname file
 
 tcp_ports: [ 80 ]
+
+# Just for kicks.  This *should* have been set by another vars file.
+environment: staging