diff --git a/backend/open_webui/__init__.py b/backend/open_webui/__init__.py
index bb1db0dea..5c4050005 100644
--- a/backend/open_webui/__init__.py
+++ b/backend/open_webui/__init__.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ app = typer.Typer()
 
 KEY_FILE = Path.cwd() / ".webui_secret_key"
 
-os.environ["RUNNING_FROM_INIT_PY"] = "true"
+os.environ["FROM_INIT_PY"] = "true"
 
 
 @app.command()