diff --git a/templates/health_alarm_notify.conf b/templates/health_alarm_notify.conf
index 893bad70ff2a5fd9bb914fc89af2550716e962fd..b6a7baabbb1ef3d3d8c91516cb0680083f3d0720 100644
--- a/templates/health_alarm_notify.conf
+++ b/templates/health_alarm_notify.conf
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ ALERTA_API_KEY="{{ netdata_alerta_apikey|default('') }}"
 # standard environments are Production and Development
 # if a role's recipients are not configured, a notification will be send to
 # this Environment (empty = do not send a notification for unconfigured roles):
-DEFAULT_RECIPIENT_ALERTA="{{ netdata_alerta_environment|default('Production') }}"
+DEFAULT_RECIPIENT_ALERTA="{{ netdata_alerta_environment|default('production') }}"
 
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # email global notification options