diff --git a/atomic_reactor/utils/cachi2.py b/atomic_reactor/utils/cachi2.py
index cc6f2c540..016ff9c55 100644
--- a/atomic_reactor/utils/cachi2.py
+++ b/atomic_reactor/utils/cachi2.py
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ def generate_request_json(
         "pkg_managers": remote_source.get("pkg_managers", []),
         "ref": remote_source["ref"],
         "repo": remote_source["repo"],
-        "environment_variables": {key: val["value"] for key, val in remote_source_env_json.items()},
+        "environment_variables": {env['name']: env["value"] for env in remote_source_env_json},
         "flags": remote_source.get("flags", []),
         "packages": [],  # this will be always empty cachi2 doesn't provide nested deps
     }
diff --git a/tests/utils/test_cachi2.py b/tests/utils/test_cachi2.py
index 363db0df8..b3d61916d 100644
--- a/tests/utils/test_cachi2.py
+++ b/tests/utils/test_cachi2.py
@@ -394,12 +394,12 @@ def test_generate_request_json():
         ],
     }
 
-    remote_source_env_json = {
-        "GOCACHE": {
-            "kind": "path",
-            "value": "deps/gomod"
+    remote_source_env_json = [
+        {
+          "name":"GOCACHE",
+          "value": "deps/gomod",
         },
-    }
+    ]
 
     expected = {
         "dependencies": [