diff --git a/caprover_deploy.sh b/caprover_deploy.sh
index 2cb0c455..e6bda1e6 100755
--- a/caprover_deploy.sh
+++ b/caprover_deploy.sh
@@ -26,14 +26,14 @@ function generate_default_app_name() {
 APP_NAME=${1:-$(generate_default_app_name)}
 
 # VITE_* variables need to be present at build time
-VITE_APP_ENVIRONMENT="dev-$APP_NAME"
+export VITE_APP_ENVIRONMENT="dev-$APP_NAME"
 
 if [[ "$APP_NAME" == "myvbv-stage" ]]; then
-    VITE_OAUTH_API_BASE_URL="https://vbvtst.b2clogin.com/vbvtst.onmicrosoft.com/b2c_1_signupandsignin/oauth2/v2.0/"
-    VITE_APP_ENVIRONMENT="stage-caprover"
+    export VITE_OAUTH_API_BASE_URL="https://vbvtst.b2clogin.com/vbvtst.onmicrosoft.com/b2c_1_signupandsignin/oauth2/v2.0/"
+    export VITE_APP_ENVIRONMENT="stage-caprover"
 elif [[ "$APP_NAME" == prod* ]]; then
-    VITE_OAUTH_API_BASE_URL="https://edumgr.b2clogin.com/edumgr.onmicrosoft.com/b2c_1_signupandsignin/oauth2/v2.0/"
-    VITE_APP_ENVIRONMENT=$APP_NAME
+    export VITE_OAUTH_API_BASE_URL="https://edumgr.b2clogin.com/edumgr.onmicrosoft.com/b2c_1_signupandsignin/oauth2/v2.0/"
+    export VITE_APP_ENVIRONMENT=$APP_NAME
 fi
 
 echo "Deploy to $APP_NAME"