diff --git a/api/namex/VERSION.py b/api/namex/VERSION.py
index a6bf9a6e7..3d26e8255 100644
--- a/api/namex/VERSION.py
+++ b/api/namex/VERSION.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = '1.2.22'
+__version__ = '1.2.23'
diff --git a/api/namex/services/flags.py b/api/namex/services/flags.py
index 02e43c1c7..a13d0ab97 100644
--- a/api/namex/services/flags.py
+++ b/api/namex/services/flags.py
@@ -65,10 +65,11 @@ def init_app(self, app):
         """Initialize the Feature Flag environment."""
         self.app = app
         self.sdk_key = app.config.get('NAMEX_LD_SDK_ID')
+        env = app.config.get('ENVIRONMENT')
 
-        if self.sdk_key or app.env != 'production':
+        if self.sdk_key or env != 'production':
 
-            if app.env == 'production':
+            if env == 'production':
                 config = Config(sdk_key=self.sdk_key)
             else:
                 factory = FileDataSource.factory(paths=['flags.json'],
diff --git a/services/emailer/poetry.lock b/services/emailer/poetry.lock
index 321367911..c69d8a487 100644
--- a/services/emailer/poetry.lock
+++ b/services/emailer/poetry.lock
@@ -1531,7 +1531,7 @@ zipp = "^3.8.1"
 type = "git"
 url = "https://github.com/bcgov/namex.git"
 reference = "HEAD"
-resolved_reference = "de7aa89a3aa5e3bb583142718e2486ad9f08727e"
+resolved_reference = "1d383099485366b77aca3b3fe27eb1e119e971f5"
 subdirectory = "api"
 
 [[package]]