diff --git a/functions/.env b/functions/.env
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0c4303df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/functions/.env
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# This sets which EnvConfig is deployed to Firebase Cloud Functions
+
+NEXT_PUBLIC_FIREBASE_ENV=PROD
diff --git a/functions/.gitignore b/functions/.gitignore
index 2aeae30c..58f30dcb 100644
--- a/functions/.gitignore
+++ b/functions/.gitignore
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 # Secrets
-.env*
 .runtimeconfig.json
 
 # GCP deployment artifact