diff --git a/agent/api/task/task.go b/agent/api/task/task.go
index d2f95d3b192..87548dd05a5 100644
--- a/agent/api/task/task.go
+++ b/agent/api/task/task.go
@@ -3240,7 +3240,7 @@ func (task *Task) initializeEnvfilesResource(config *config.Config, credentialsM
 				return errors.Wrapf(err, "unable to initialize envfiles resource for container %s", container.Name)
 			}
 			task.AddResource(envFiles.ResourceName, envfileResource)
-			container.BuildResourceDependency(envfileResource.GetName(), resourcestatus.ResourceCreated, apicontainerstatus.ContainerCreated)
+			container.BuildResourceDependency(envfileResource.GetName(), resourcestatus.ResourceStatus(envFiles.EnvFileCreated), apicontainerstatus.ContainerCreated)
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/agent/api/task/task_test.go b/agent/api/task/task_test.go
index b1e1cecf458..99bffe3f1dc 100644
--- a/agent/api/task/task_test.go
+++ b/agent/api/task/task_test.go
@@ -3778,7 +3778,7 @@ func TestPostUnmarshalTaskEnvfiles(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	resourceDep := apicontainer.ResourceDependency{
-		Name:           envFiles.ResourceName,
+		Name:           envFiles.ResourceName + "_" + container.Name,
 		RequiredStatus: resourcestatus.ResourceStatus(envFiles.EnvFileCreated),
 	}
 
@@ -3791,22 +3791,34 @@ func TestPostUnmarshalTaskEnvfiles(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestInitializeAndGetEnvfilesResource(t *testing.T) {
-	envfile := apicontainer.EnvironmentFile{
-		Value: "s3://bucket/envfile",
+	envfile1 := apicontainer.EnvironmentFile{
+		Value: "s3://bucket/envfile1",
 		Type:  "s3",
 	}
 
-	container := &apicontainer.Container{
-		Name:                      "containerName",
+	envfile2 := apicontainer.EnvironmentFile{
+		Value: "s3://bucket/envfile2",
+		Type:  "s3",
+	}
+
+	container1 := &apicontainer.Container{
+		Name:                      "containerName1",
 		Image:                     "image:tag",
-		EnvironmentFiles:          []apicontainer.EnvironmentFile{envfile},
+		EnvironmentFiles:          []apicontainer.EnvironmentFile{envfile1},
+		TransitionDependenciesMap: make(map[apicontainerstatus.ContainerStatus]apicontainer.TransitionDependencySet),
+	}
+
+	container2 := &apicontainer.Container{
+		Name:                      "containerName2",
+		Image:                     "image:tag",
+		EnvironmentFiles:          []apicontainer.EnvironmentFile{envfile2},
 		TransitionDependenciesMap: make(map[apicontainerstatus.ContainerStatus]apicontainer.TransitionDependencySet),
 	}
 
 	task := &Task{
 		Arn:                "testArn",
 		ResourcesMapUnsafe: make(map[string][]taskresource.TaskResource),
-		Containers:         []*apicontainer.Container{container},
+		Containers:         []*apicontainer.Container{container1, container2},
 	}
 
 	ctrl := gomock.NewController(t)
@@ -3819,15 +3831,30 @@ func TestInitializeAndGetEnvfilesResource(t *testing.T) {
 
 	task.initializeEnvfilesResource(cfg, credentialsManager)
 
-	resourceDep := apicontainer.ResourceDependency{
-		Name:           envFiles.ResourceName,
+	resourceDep1 := apicontainer.ResourceDependency{
+		Name:           envFiles.ResourceName + "_" + container1.Name,
 		RequiredStatus: resourcestatus.ResourceStatus(envFiles.EnvFileCreated),
 	}
 
-	assert.Equal(t, resourceDep,
+	resourceDep2 := apicontainer.ResourceDependency{
+		Name:           envFiles.ResourceName + "_" + container2.Name,
+		RequiredStatus: resourcestatus.ResourceStatus(envFiles.EnvFileCreated),
+	}
+
+	assert.Equal(t, resourceDep1,
 		task.Containers[0].TransitionDependenciesMap[apicontainerstatus.ContainerCreated].ResourceDependencies[0])
 
-	_, ok := task.getEnvfilesResource("containerName")
+	assert.Equal(t, resourceDep2,
+		task.Containers[1].TransitionDependenciesMap[apicontainerstatus.ContainerCreated].ResourceDependencies[0])
+
+	assert.NotEqual(t,
+		task.Containers[0].TransitionDependenciesMap[apicontainerstatus.ContainerCreated].ResourceDependencies[0],
+		task.Containers[1].TransitionDependenciesMap[apicontainerstatus.ContainerCreated].ResourceDependencies[0])
+
+	_, ok := task.getEnvfilesResource(container1.Name)
+	assert.True(t, ok)
+
+	_, ok = task.getEnvfilesResource(container2.Name)
 	assert.True(t, ok)
 }
 
diff --git a/agent/taskresource/envFiles/envfile.go b/agent/taskresource/envFiles/envfile.go
index 546844d02b8..2a302f9fc54 100644
--- a/agent/taskresource/envFiles/envfile.go
+++ b/agent/taskresource/envFiles/envfile.go
@@ -202,9 +202,9 @@ func (envfile *EnvironmentFileResource) GetCreatedAt() time.Time {
 	return envfile.createdAtUnsafe
 }
 
-// GetName returns the name fo the resource
+// GetName returns the name of the environment file resource
 func (envfile *EnvironmentFileResource) GetName() string {
-	return ResourceName
+	return ResourceName + "_" + envfile.GetContainerName()
 }
 
 // DesiredTerminal returns true if the resource's desired status is REMOVED