diff --git a/config/application-example.yml b/config/application-example.yml
index 6760e5ffe..7baa29740 100644
--- a/config/application-example.yml
+++ b/config/application-example.yml
@@ -155,5 +155,6 @@ test:
 
 # Airbrake // Errbit:
 airbrake_host: "https://your-errbit-host.ee"
+# airbrake_env: "staging", defaults to Rails.env
 airbrake_project_id: "1"
 airbrake_project_key: "api_key"
diff --git a/config/initializers/errbit.rb b/config/initializers/errbit.rb
index 46e7eb274..3d4185834 100644
--- a/config/initializers/errbit.rb
+++ b/config/initializers/errbit.rb
@@ -17,6 +17,6 @@ Airbrake.configure do |config|
   config.project_id = ENV['airbrake_project_id']
   config.project_key = ENV['airbrake_project_key']
 
-  config.environment = Rails.env
+  config.environment = ENV['airbrake_env'] || Rails.env
   config.ignore_environments = %w(development test)
 end