diff --git a/backend/utils/config.js b/backend/utils/config.js
index 55633be0..8267cc30 100644
--- a/backend/utils/config.js
+++ b/backend/utils/config.js
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ export class ConfigService {
                     this.common.nodes[idx] = { settings: { blockExplorerUrl: '' }, authentication: {} };
                     this.common.nodes[idx].index = node.index;
                     this.common.nodes[idx].lnNode = node.lnNode;
-                    this.common.nodes[idx].lnImplementation = (process?.env?.lnImplementation) ? process?.env?.lnImplementation : node.lnImplementation ? node.lnImplementation : 'LND';
+                    this.common.nodes[idx].lnImplementation = (process?.env?.LN_IMPLEMENTATION) ? process?.env?.LN_IMPLEMENTATION : node.lnImplementation ? node.lnImplementation : 'LND';
                     if (this.common.nodes[idx].lnImplementation === 'CLT') {
                         this.common.nodes[idx].lnImplementation = 'CLN';
                     }
diff --git a/docker/README.md b/docker/README.md
index dcd9254d..0e3134d6 100644
--- a/docker/README.md
+++ b/docker/README.md
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ docker build -t rtl:${RTL_VERSION} -f dockerfiles/Dockerfile .
 Create an environment file with your required configurations. Sample .env:
 ```
 RTL_CONFIG_PATH=/RTLConfig
+LN_IMPLEMENTATION=LND
 MACAROON_PATH=/LNDMacaroon
 LN_SERVER_URL=https://host.docker.internal:8080
 
diff --git a/server/utils/config.ts b/server/utils/config.ts
index ad9da570..a8abab3e 100644
--- a/server/utils/config.ts
+++ b/server/utils/config.ts
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ export class ConfigService {
         this.common.nodes[idx] = { settings: { blockExplorerUrl: '' }, authentication: {} };
         this.common.nodes[idx].index = node.index;
         this.common.nodes[idx].lnNode = node.lnNode;
-        this.common.nodes[idx].lnImplementation = (process?.env?.lnImplementation) ? process?.env?.lnImplementation : node.lnImplementation ? node.lnImplementation : 'LND';
+        this.common.nodes[idx].lnImplementation = (process?.env?.LN_IMPLEMENTATION) ? process?.env?.LN_IMPLEMENTATION : node.lnImplementation ? node.lnImplementation : 'LND';
         if (this.common.nodes[idx].lnImplementation === 'CLT') { this.common.nodes[idx].lnImplementation = 'CLN'; }
         switch (this.common.nodes[idx].lnImplementation) {
           case 'CLN':