diff --git a/.github/workflows/dev-testnet.env b/.github/workflows/dev-testnet.env
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..05fbcc2ee8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/dev-testnet.env
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+RESOURCE_TESTNET_NAME=dev-testnet
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/workflows/manual-deploy-testnet-l2.yml b/.github/workflows/manual-deploy-testnet-l2.yml
index abcd9888fd..99cdf04e25 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/manual-deploy-testnet-l2.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/manual-deploy-testnet-l2.yml
@@ -28,8 +28,6 @@ on:
 jobs:
   build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    environment:
-      name: ${{ github.event.inputs.testnet_type }}
 
     # Map a step output to a job output
     outputs:
@@ -40,6 +38,17 @@ jobs:
       POC_ERC20_ADDR: ${{ steps.deployContracts.outputs.POC_ERC20_ADDR }}
 
     steps:
+      - name: Load environment variables
+        uses: dotenv-actions/setup-dotenv@v2
+        with:
+          dotenv_path: ${{ github.event.inputs.testnet_type }}.env
+
+      - name: 'Deploy Contracts'
+        id: deployContracts
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          echo "Loaded environment variables -> $RESOURCE_TESTNET_NAME"
+
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v4