diff --git a/pkg/kfapp/kustomize/kustomize.go b/pkg/kfapp/kustomize/kustomize.go
index b4d6973068f..5c6d8aa617f 100644
--- a/pkg/kfapp/kustomize/kustomize.go
+++ b/pkg/kfapp/kustomize/kustomize.go
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"path"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"regexp"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
@@ -835,6 +836,30 @@ func WriteKfDef(kfdef *kfdefsv3.KfDef, kfdefpath string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func getParameterValue(value string) string {
+	// Check if there is a environment variable
+	// Supported format: $VAR and {$VAR}
+	var re = regexp.MustCompile(`(?m)^(\$)|{\$(.*)}`)
+	envVariable := ""
+	if re.Match([]byte(value)){
+		log.Info("Match made for regex")
+		if strings.HasPrefix(value, "$"){
+			log.Infof("starts with $ : %v", value)
+			envVariable = value[1:]
+		}else if  strings.HasPrefix(value, "{") {
+			envVariable = value[2:len(value)-1]
+		}else {
+			return value
+		}
+		log.Infof("Value of variable :%v", envVariable)
+		log.Info(os.Getenv(envVariable))
+		return os.Getenv(envVariable)
+
+	}
+	return value
+}
+
+
 // MergeKustomization will merge the child into the parent
 // if the child has no bases, then the parent just needs to add the child as base
 // otherwise the parent needs to merge with behaviors
@@ -846,7 +871,7 @@ func MergeKustomization(compDir string, targetDir string, kfDef *kfconfig.KfConf
 
 	paramMap := make(map[string]string)
 	for _, nv := range params {
-		paramMap[nv.Name] = nv.Value
+		paramMap[nv.Name] = getParameterValue(nv.Value)
 	}
 	updateParamFiles := func() error {
 		paramFile := filepath.Join(targetDir, kftypesv3.KustomizationParamFile)
diff --git a/pkg/kfconfig/types.go b/pkg/kfconfig/types.go
index a2b9dec3ff8..ed7e2acfe1c 100644
--- a/pkg/kfconfig/types.go
+++ b/pkg/kfconfig/types.go
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"path"
 	"path/filepath"
-	"regexp"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/v3/pkg/types"
 	"strings"
 )
@@ -1032,31 +1031,13 @@ func IsAppNotFound(e error) bool {
 func getParameter(parameters []NameValue, paramName string) (string, bool) {
 	for _, p := range parameters {
 		if p.Name == paramName {
-			return getParameterValue(p.Value), true
+			return p.Value, true
 		}
 	}
 
 	return "", false
 }
 
-func getParameterValue(value string) string {
-	// Check if there is a environment variable
-	// Supported format: $VAR and {$VAR}
-	var re = regexp.MustCompile(`(?m)^(\$)|{\$(.*)}`)
-	envVariable := ""
-	if re.Match([]byte(value)){
-		if strings.HasPrefix(value, "$"){
-			envVariable = value[1:]
-		}else if  strings.HasPrefix(value, "{") {
-			envVariable = value[2:len(value)-1]
-		}else {
-			return value
-		}
-		return os.Getenv(envVariable)
-	}
-	return value
-}
-
 func setParameter(parameters []NameValue, paramName string, value string) []NameValue {
 	pIndex := -1