diff --git a/docs/using-lagoon-advanced/environment-variables.md b/docs/using-lagoon-advanced/environment-variables.md
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@@ -9,12 +9,12 @@ As there can be environment variables defined in either the Dockerfile or during
 1. Environment variables \(defined via Lagoon API\) - environment specific.
 2. Environment variables \(defined via Lagoon API\) - project-wide.
 3. Environment variables defined in Dockerfile \(`ENV` command\).
-4. Environment variables defined in `.lagoon.env.$BRANCHNAME` \(if the file exists and where `$BRANCHNAME` is the branch this Docker image has been built for\), use this for overwriting variables for only specific branches.
+4. Environment variables defined in `.lagoon.env.$LAGOON_GIT_BRANCH` or `.lagoon.env.$LAGOON_GIT_SAFE_BRANCH` \(if the file exists and where `$LAGOON_GIT_BRANCH` `$LAGOON_GIT_SAFE_BRANCH` are the name and safe name of the branch this Docker image has been built for\), use this for overwriting variables for only specific branches.
 5. Environment variables defined in `.lagoon.env` \(if it exists\), use this for overwriting variables for all branches.
 6. Environment variables defined in `.env`.
 7. Environment variables defined in `.env.defaults`.
 
-`.lagoon.env.$BRANCHNAME`, `.lagoon.env.$BRANCHNAME`, `.env`, and `.env.defaults` are all sourced by the individual containers themselves as part of running their entrypoint scripts. They are not read by Lagoon, but by the containers `ENTRYPOINT` scripts, which look for them in the containers working directory. If environment variables don't appear as expected, check if your container has a `WORKDIR` setting that points to somewhere else.
+`.lagoon.env.$LAGOON_GIT_BRANCH`, `.lagoon.env.$LAGOON_GIT_SAFE_BRANCH`, `.env`, and `.env.defaults` are all sourced by the individual containers themselves as part of running their entrypoint scripts. They are not read by Lagoon, but by the containers `ENTRYPOINT` scripts, which look for them in the containers working directory. If environment variables don't appear as expected, check if your container has a `WORKDIR` setting that points to somewhere else.
 
 ## Environment Variables \(Lagoon API\)