diff --git a/playwright-tests/azure-pipelines-automated-testing.yml b/playwright-tests/azure-pipelines-automated-testing.yml
index 50466bbd2..5634b4bd6 100644
--- a/playwright-tests/azure-pipelines-automated-testing.yml
+++ b/playwright-tests/azure-pipelines-automated-testing.yml
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ stages:
             -e REPORT_NAME="$report_name" \
             -e CURRENT_DAY="$current_day" \
             -e NUMERIC_DATE="$numeric_date" \
+            -e NODE_ENV=$(NODE_ENV) \
             $(dockerImageName):$(imageTag) \
             bash -c "chmod +x devops/scripts/jira_writeback.sh
               echo \"Moving Playwright reports out of subfolders...\"