diff --git a/rsconnect_jupyter/__init__.py b/rsconnect_jupyter/__init__.py
index 3e0d3e52..d2009443 100644
--- a/rsconnect_jupyter/__init__.py
+++ b/rsconnect_jupyter/__init__.py
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
     make_notebook_source_bundle,
     write_manifest,
 )
+from rsconnect.environment import Environment
 from rsconnect.http_support import CookieJar
 
 from ssl import SSLError
@@ -152,7 +153,7 @@ def post(self, action):
             nb_path = unquote_plus(data["notebook_path"].strip("/"))
             api_key = data["api_key"]
             app_mode = data["app_mode"]
-            environment = data.get("environment")
+            environment_dict = data.get("environment")
             disable_tls_check = data["disable_tls_check"]
             cadata = data.get("cadata", None)
             extra_files = data.get("files", [])
@@ -174,11 +175,11 @@ def post(self, action):
                     self.log.exception("Bundle creation failed")
                     raise web.HTTPError(500, u"Bundle creation failed: %s" % exc)
             elif app_mode == "jupyter-static":
-                if not environment:
+                if not environment_dict:
                     raise web.HTTPError(400, "environment is required for jupyter-static app_mode")
 
                 try:
-                    bundle = make_notebook_source_bundle(os_path, environment, extra_files)
+                    bundle = make_notebook_source_bundle(os_path, Environment(**environment_dict), extra_files)
                 except Exception as exc:
                     self.log.exception("Bundle creation failed")
                     raise web.HTTPError(500, u"Bundle creation failed: %s" % exc)
@@ -252,13 +253,13 @@ def post(self, action):
             return
 
         if action == "write_manifest":
-            environment = data["environment"]
+            environment_dict = data["environment"]
             nb_path = unquote_plus(data["notebook_path"].strip("/"))
             relative_dir = dirname(nb_path)
             os_path = self.contents_manager._get_os_path(nb_path)
             output_dir = dirname(os_path)
             nb_name = os.path.basename(os_path)
-            created, skipped = write_manifest(relative_dir, nb_name, environment, output_dir)
+            created, skipped = write_manifest(relative_dir, nb_name, Environment(**environment_dict), output_dir)
             self.finish(json.dumps({"created": created, "skipped": skipped}))
             return