diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0dbc48f9c1..7c17a2b9fc 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ We use the following categories for changes:
 ### Added
 - Add support to instrument Promscale's Otel GRPC server with Prometheus metrics [#1061]
 
+### Fixed
+- Fix broken `promscale_packager` telemetry field for docker envs [#1077]
+
 ## [0.8.0] - 2022-01-18
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/build/Dockerfile b/build/Dockerfile
index 1494b07185..5b76948a52 100644
--- a/build/Dockerfile
+++ b/build/Dockerfile
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ RUN GIT_COMMIT=$(git rev-list -1 HEAD) \
 
 # Final image
 FROM busybox
+ENV PROMSCALE_PKG=docker
 LABEL maintainer="Timescale https://www.timescale.com"
 COPY --from=builder /bin/promscale /
 ENTRYPOINT ["/promscale"]
diff --git a/pkg/telemetry/metadata.go b/pkg/telemetry/metadata.go
index 4fd32fd351..21bf606339 100644
--- a/pkg/telemetry/metadata.go
+++ b/pkg/telemetry/metadata.go
@@ -61,12 +61,10 @@ func turnOffPackageLogging() {
 
 func getPkgEnv() string {
 	pkg := os.Getenv("PROMSCALE_PKG")
-	switch pkg {
-	case "deb", "rpm", "apk":
-		return pkg
-	default:
-		return "unknown"
+	if pkg == "" {
+		pkg = "unknown"
 	}
+	return pkg
 }
 
 func toString(prop []byte) string {