diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index b58873a..67a58c7 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -30,6 +30,6 @@ COPY --from=go-builder /app/clipper /bin/clipper
 COPY --from=go-builder /root/go/bin/migrate /bin/migrate
 COPY --from=node-builder /app/build /app/assets
 
-ENV ASSETS_HTTP_ROOT "/app/assets"
+ENV CLIPPER_ASSETS_HTTP_ROOT "/app/assets"
 
 ENTRYPOINT ["/bin/clipper"]
diff --git a/backend/.env.example b/backend/.env.example
index 08ba090..b24f44c 100644
--- a/backend/.env.example
+++ b/backend/.env.example
@@ -1,33 +1,33 @@
-ENV=development # or production
+CLIPPER_ENV=development # or production
 
-BIND_ADDR=localhost:8888
+CLIPPER_BIND_ADDR=localhost:8888
 
 # PostgreSQL connection string.
-DATABASE_URL=
+CLIPPER_DATABASE_URL=
 
 # Optional. If set, files in this location will be served over HTTP at /.
 # Mostly useful for deployment.
-ASSETS_HTTP_ROOT=
+CLIPPER_ASSETS_HTTP_ROOT=
 
 # Set the store type - either s3 or filesystem. Defaults to filesystem. The S3
 # store is recommended for production usage.
 #
 # NOTE: Enabling the file system store will disable serving assets over HTTP.
-FILE_STORE=filesystem
+CLIPPER_FILE_STORE=filesystem
 
 # The base URL used for serving file store assets.
 # Example: http://localhost:8888
-FILE_STORE_HTTP_BASE_URL=
+CLIPPER_FILE_STORE_HTTP_BASE_URL=
 
 # The root directory for the file system store.
-FILE_STORE_HTTP_ROOT=data/
+CLIPPER_FILE_STORE_HTTP_ROOT=data/
 
 # AWS credentials, required for the S3 store.
 AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID=
 AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY=
 AWS_REGION=
-S3_BUCKET=
+CLIPPER_S3_BUCKET=
 
 # The number of concurrent FFMPEG processes that will be permitted.
 # Defaults to runtime.NumCPU():
-FFMPEG_WORKER_POOL_SIZE=
+CLIPPER_FFMPEG_WORKER_POOL_SIZE=
diff --git a/backend/config/config.go b/backend/config/config.go
index ded49fa..9e7362f 100644
--- a/backend/config/config.go
+++ b/backend/config/config.go
@@ -43,8 +43,7 @@ type Config struct {
 	FFmpegWorkerPoolSize int
 }
 
-// TODO: update deployment and add prefix.
-var Prefix = ""
+const Prefix = "CLIPPER_"
 
 func envPrefix(k string) string    { return Prefix + k }
 func getenvPrefix(k string) string { return os.Getenv(Prefix + k) }
diff --git a/backend/config/config_test.go b/backend/config/config_test.go
index c0dbd5e..0b6158f 100644
--- a/backend/config/config_test.go
+++ b/backend/config/config_test.go
@@ -12,10 +12,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 )
 
-func init() {
-	config.Prefix = "CLIPPER_"
-}
-
 type env map[string]string
 
 // clearenv clears prefixed keys from the environment. Currently it does not