diff --git a/node-packages/commons/src/api.ts b/node-packages/commons/src/api.ts
index f271fb12ac..ac1526fde6 100644
--- a/node-packages/commons/src/api.ts
+++ b/node-packages/commons/src/api.ts
@@ -854,11 +854,12 @@ export async function getActiveSystemForProject(
 
 export async function getEnvironmentByName(
   name: string,
-  projectId: number
+  projectId: number,
+  includeDeleted: boolean = true
 ): Promise<any> {
   const result = await graphqlapi.query(`
     {
-      environmentByName(name: "${name}", project:${projectId}) {
+      environmentByName(name: "${name}", project:${projectId}, includeDeleted:${includeDeleted}) {
         id,
         name,
         route,
@@ -1143,6 +1144,13 @@ export const getOpenShiftInfoForEnvironment = (environment: number): Promise<any
           routerPattern
           monitoringConfig
         }
+        project {
+          envVariables {
+            name
+            value
+            scope
+          }
+        }
       }
     }
 `);
diff --git a/node-packages/commons/src/deploy-tasks.ts b/node-packages/commons/src/deploy-tasks.ts
index dd728705a9..75cd1d64d8 100644
--- a/node-packages/commons/src/deploy-tasks.ts
+++ b/node-packages/commons/src/deploy-tasks.ts
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ export const deployTargetBranches = async function(data: any) {
 
     // see if the environment has already been created/deployed and get the openshift and projectpattern out of it
     try {
-        const apiEnvironment = await getEnvironmentByName(branchName, projectId);
+        const apiEnvironment = await getEnvironmentByName(branchName, projectId, false);
         let envId = apiEnvironment.environmentByName.id
         const environmentOpenshift = await getOpenShiftInfoForEnvironment(envId);
         deployTarget = {
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ export const deployTargetPullrequest = async function(data: any) {
     let deployTarget
     // see if the environment has already been created/deployed and get the openshift and projectpattern out of it
     try {
-        const apiEnvironment = await getEnvironmentByName(branchName, projectId);
+        const apiEnvironment = await getEnvironmentByName(branchName, projectId, false);
         let envId = apiEnvironment.environmentByName.id
         const environmentOpenshift = await getOpenShiftInfoForEnvironment(envId);
         deployTarget = {
diff --git a/node-packages/commons/src/tasks.ts b/node-packages/commons/src/tasks.ts
index 765b54c501..ad2607edf3 100644
--- a/node-packages/commons/src/tasks.ts
+++ b/node-packages/commons/src/tasks.ts
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ export const getControllerBuildData = async function(deployData: any) {
   // check if this environment already exists in the API so we can get the openshift target it is using
   // this is even valid for promotes if it isn't the first time time it is being deployed
   try {
-    const apiEnvironment = await getEnvironmentByName(branchName, lagoonProjectData.id);
+    const apiEnvironment = await getEnvironmentByName(branchName, lagoonProjectData.id, false);
     let envId = apiEnvironment.environmentByName.id
     const environmentOpenshift = await getOpenShiftInfoForEnvironment(envId);
     deployTarget.openshift = environmentOpenshift.environment.openshift
@@ -448,7 +448,7 @@ export const getControllerBuildData = async function(deployData: any) {
   let environmentId;
   try {
     const now = moment.utc();
-    const apiEnvironment = await getEnvironmentByName(branchName, lagoonProjectData.id);
+    const apiEnvironment = await getEnvironmentByName(branchName, lagoonProjectData.id, false);
     environmentId = apiEnvironment.environmentByName.id
     deployment = await addDeployment(buildName, "NEW", now.format('YYYY-MM-DDTHH:mm:ss'), apiEnvironment.environmentByName.id);
   } catch (error) {
@@ -910,7 +910,7 @@ export const createMiscTask = async function(taskData: any) {
           const randRestoreId = Math.random().toString(36).substring(7);
           const restoreName = `restore-${R.slice(0, 7, taskData.data.backup.backupId)}-${randRestoreId}`;
           // Parse out the baasBucketName for any migrated projects
-          let baasBucketName = result.project.envVariables.find(obj => {
+          let baasBucketName = result.environment.project.envVariables.find(obj => {
             return obj.name === "LAGOON_BAAS_BUCKET_NAME"
           })
           if (baasBucketName) {
@@ -918,25 +918,25 @@ export const createMiscTask = async function(taskData: any) {
           }
 
           // Handle custom backup configurations
-          let lagoonBaasCustomBackupEndpoint = result.project.envVariables.find(obj => {
+          let lagoonBaasCustomBackupEndpoint = result.environment.project.envVariables.find(obj => {
             return obj.name === "LAGOON_BAAS_CUSTOM_BACKUP_ENDPOINT"
           })
           if (lagoonBaasCustomBackupEndpoint) {
             lagoonBaasCustomBackupEndpoint = lagoonBaasCustomBackupEndpoint.value
           }
-          let lagoonBaasCustomBackupBucket = result.project.envVariables.find(obj => {
+          let lagoonBaasCustomBackupBucket = result.environment.project.envVariables.find(obj => {
             return obj.name === "LAGOON_BAAS_CUSTOM_BACKUP_BUCKET"
           })
           if (lagoonBaasCustomBackupBucket) {
             lagoonBaasCustomBackupBucket = lagoonBaasCustomBackupBucket.value
           }
-          let lagoonBaasCustomBackupAccessKey = result.project.envVariables.find(obj => {
+          let lagoonBaasCustomBackupAccessKey = result.environment.project.envVariables.find(obj => {
             return obj.name === "LAGOON_BAAS_CUSTOM_BACKUP_ACCESS_KEY"
           })
           if (lagoonBaasCustomBackupAccessKey) {
             lagoonBaasCustomBackupAccessKey = lagoonBaasCustomBackupAccessKey.value
           }
-          let lagoonBaasCustomBackupSecretKey = result.project.envVariables.find(obj => {
+          let lagoonBaasCustomBackupSecretKey = result.environment.project.envVariables.find(obj => {
             return obj.name === "LAGOON_BAAS_CUSTOM_BACKUP_SECRET_KEY"
           })
           if (lagoonBaasCustomBackupSecretKey) {
@@ -960,25 +960,25 @@ export const createMiscTask = async function(taskData: any) {
           }
 
           // Handle custom restore configurations
-          let lagoonBaasCustomRestoreEndpoint = result.project.envVariables.find(obj => {
+          let lagoonBaasCustomRestoreEndpoint = result.environment.project.envVariables.find(obj => {
             return obj.name === "LAGOON_BAAS_CUSTOM_RESTORE_ENDPOINT"
           })
           if (lagoonBaasCustomRestoreEndpoint) {
             lagoonBaasCustomRestoreEndpoint = lagoonBaasCustomRestoreEndpoint.value
           }
-          let lagoonBaasCustomRestoreBucket = result.project.envVariables.find(obj => {
+          let lagoonBaasCustomRestoreBucket = result.environment.project.envVariables.find(obj => {
             return obj.name === "LAGOON_BAAS_CUSTOM_RESTORE_BUCKET"
           })
           if (lagoonBaasCustomRestoreBucket) {
             lagoonBaasCustomRestoreBucket = lagoonBaasCustomRestoreBucket.value
           }
-          let lagoonBaasCustomRestoreAccessKey = result.project.envVariables.find(obj => {
+          let lagoonBaasCustomRestoreAccessKey = result.environment.project.envVariables.find(obj => {
             return obj.name === "LAGOON_BAAS_CUSTOM_RESTORE_ACCESS_KEY"
           })
           if (lagoonBaasCustomRestoreAccessKey) {
             lagoonBaasCustomRestoreAccessKey = lagoonBaasCustomRestoreAccessKey.value
           }
-          let lagoonBaasCustomRestoreSecretKey = result.project.envVariables.find(obj => {
+          let lagoonBaasCustomRestoreSecretKey = result.environment.project.envVariables.find(obj => {
             return obj.name === "LAGOON_BAAS_CUSTOM_RESTORE_SECRET_KEY"
           })
           if (lagoonBaasCustomRestoreSecretKey) {
diff --git a/services/api/src/resources/environment/resolvers.ts b/services/api/src/resources/environment/resolvers.ts
index ab85c23fdd..a38b4ad2c4 100644
--- a/services/api/src/resources/environment/resolvers.ts
+++ b/services/api/src/resources/environment/resolvers.ts
@@ -17,13 +17,18 @@ export const getEnvironmentByName: ResolverFn = async (
   args,
   { sqlClientPool, hasPermission }
 ) => {
+
+  if (args.includeDeleted == undefined) {
+    args.includeDeleted = true
+  }
   const rows = await query(
     sqlClientPool,
     `SELECT *
     FROM environment
     WHERE name = :name AND
-    project = :project`,
-    args
+    project = :project
+    ${args.includeDeleted ? '' : 'AND deleted = "0000-00-00 00:00:00"'}`,
+    args,
   );
   const withK8s = Helpers(sqlClientPool).aliasOpenshiftToK8s(rows);
   const environment = withK8s[0];
diff --git a/services/api/src/typeDefs.js b/services/api/src/typeDefs.js
index aa7b049072..fa2645a72b 100644
--- a/services/api/src/typeDefs.js
+++ b/services/api/src/typeDefs.js
@@ -1010,7 +1010,7 @@ const typeDefs = gql`
     Returns Project Object by a given gitUrl (only the first one if there are multiple)
     """
     projectByGitUrl(gitUrl: String!): Project
-    environmentByName(name: String!, project: Int!): Environment
+    environmentByName(name: String!, project: Int!, includeDeleted: Boolean): Environment
     environmentById(id: Int!): Environment
     """
     Returns Environment Object by a given openshiftProjectName