diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/editor.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/editor.js
index 30c329c41..8d515e7c8 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/editor.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/editor.js
@@ -899,7 +899,7 @@ RED.editor = (function() {
                             const labelText = RED.editor.envVarList.lookupLabel(labels, labels["en-US"] || tenv.name, locale)
                             const config = {
                                 env: tenv,
-                                id: '${' + parentEnv[0].name + '}',
+                                id: '${' + tenv.name + '}',
                                 type: type,
                                 label: labelText,
                                 __label__: `[env] ${labelText}`