diff --git a/config/settings/container/dev.py b/config/settings/container/dev.py
index c3e2e76efb2a40527ffbf05df850a467ec5d0d3c..48db5560d7bfb721ebf8c5ca1d80141587172220 100644
--- a/config/settings/container/dev.py
+++ b/config/settings/container/dev.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # Settings for a test/dev GraceDB instance running in a container
 from .base import *
 
+TIER = "dev"
 CONFIG_NAME = "DEV"
 
 # Debug settings
diff --git a/config/settings/container/playground.py b/config/settings/container/playground.py
index dd5e0ceb35c5799851f5700f3d6d5c00c1eb30f4..eb1b02d1ce5bc7613d527d3ff3449a1166c1728b 100644
--- a/config/settings/container/playground.py
+++ b/config/settings/container/playground.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 # and overrides or adds to them.
 from .base import *
 
+TIER = "playground"
 CONFIG_NAME = "USER TESTING"
 
 # Debug settings
diff --git a/config/settings/container/production.py b/config/settings/container/production.py
index aa6faee9aae5e96db0090a367b03820100ddb3b3..67fe5d833141e256977693c394f49c4b4dc7748d 100644
--- a/config/settings/container/production.py
+++ b/config/settings/container/production.py
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 # Settings for a production GraceDB instance running in a container
 from .base import *
 
+TIER = "production"
+
 DEBUG = False
 
 # Turn on alerts
diff --git a/config/settings/container/test.py b/config/settings/container/test.py
index 929143d5a99e2f2171c52b9700418cd7fa9f177e..7ec98348f0f92265106892a65e41647bfef4c03f 100644
--- a/config/settings/container/test.py
+++ b/config/settings/container/test.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # Settings for a test/dev GraceDB instance running in a container
 from .base import *
 
+TIER = "test"
 CONFIG_NAME = "TEST"
 
 # Debug settings
diff --git a/config/settings/vm/dev.py b/config/settings/vm/dev.py
index c2b829c327a9b64cfea1141751dcfa906ceee83e..6edf9ffeceda23994d27d614a79a8dfac0b614db 100644
--- a/config/settings/vm/dev.py
+++ b/config/settings/vm/dev.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 import socket
 from .base import *
 
+TIER = "dev"
 CONFIG_NAME = "DEV"
 
 # Debug settings
diff --git a/config/settings/vm/playground.py b/config/settings/vm/playground.py
index c58ac32d8b45714e605200bc712f142b3deb7af3..644a9c76bbc52640c05dceade2b351fe07476a63 100644
--- a/config/settings/vm/playground.py
+++ b/config/settings/vm/playground.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 # from base.py settings) and overrides or adds to them.
 from .base import *
 
+TIER = "playground"
 CONFIG_NAME = "USER TESTING"
 
 # Debug settings
diff --git a/config/settings/vm/production.py b/config/settings/vm/production.py
index 6558b94ccc2b9265107b8eeb6c0275a708062f3b..72f8b3016db034255d5276f0b12df2265d6fa50e 100644
--- a/config/settings/vm/production.py
+++ b/config/settings/vm/production.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 # settings) and overrides or adds to them.
 from .base import *
 
+TIER = "production"
 DEBUG = False
 
 # LVAlert Overseer settings