diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.IntegrationTesting/Common/DeploymentParameters.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.IntegrationTesting/Common/DeploymentParameters.cs
index 4aa0e64f5d..9b2187c8b1 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.IntegrationTesting/Common/DeploymentParameters.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.IntegrationTesting/Common/DeploymentParameters.cs
@@ -91,7 +91,12 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.IntegrationTesting
         /// Environment variables to be set before starting the host.
         /// Not applicable for IIS Scenarios.
         /// </summary>
-        public List<KeyValuePair<string, string>> EnvironmentVariables { get; private set; } = new List<KeyValuePair<string, string>>();
+        public List<KeyValuePair<string, string>> EnvironmentVariables { get; } = new List<KeyValuePair<string, string>>();
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Environment variables used when invoking dotnet publish.
+        /// </summary>
+        public List<KeyValuePair<string, string>> PublishEnvironmentVariables { get; } = new List<KeyValuePair<string, string>>();
 
         /// <summary>
         /// For any application level cleanup to be invoked after performing host cleanup.
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.IntegrationTesting/Deployers/ApplicationDeployer.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.IntegrationTesting/Deployers/ApplicationDeployer.cs
index bcefabf7a1..d9fa3e9e8a 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.IntegrationTesting/Deployers/ApplicationDeployer.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.IntegrationTesting/Deployers/ApplicationDeployer.cs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 // Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. See License.txt in the project root for license information.
 
 using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
@@ -64,6 +65,8 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.IntegrationTesting
                 RedirectStandardOutput = true
             };
 
+            AddEnvironmentVariablesToProcess(startInfo, DeploymentParameters.PublishEnvironmentVariables);
+
             var hostProcess = new Process() { StartInfo = startInfo };
             hostProcess.ErrorDataReceived += (sender, dataArgs) => { Logger.LogWarning(dataArgs.Data ?? string.Empty); };
             hostProcess.OutputDataReceived += (sender, dataArgs) => { Logger.LogTrace(dataArgs.Data ?? string.Empty); };
@@ -123,7 +126,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.IntegrationTesting
             }
         }
 
-        protected void AddEnvironmentVariablesToProcess(ProcessStartInfo startInfo)
+        protected void AddEnvironmentVariablesToProcess(ProcessStartInfo startInfo, List<KeyValuePair<string, string>> environmentVariables)
         {
             var environment =
 #if NET451
@@ -134,7 +137,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.IntegrationTesting
 
             SetEnvironmentVariable(environment, "ASPNETCORE_ENVIRONMENT", DeploymentParameters.EnvironmentName);
 
-            foreach (var environmentVariable in DeploymentParameters.EnvironmentVariables)
+            foreach (var environmentVariable in environmentVariables)
             {
                 SetEnvironmentVariable(environment, environmentVariable.Key, environmentVariable.Value);
             }
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.IntegrationTesting/Deployers/IISExpressDeployer.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.IntegrationTesting/Deployers/IISExpressDeployer.cs
index d7849f009e..9bd70e4d21 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.IntegrationTesting/Deployers/IISExpressDeployer.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.IntegrationTesting/Deployers/IISExpressDeployer.cs
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.IntegrationTesting
                 RedirectStandardOutput = true
             };
 
-            AddEnvironmentVariablesToProcess(startInfo);
+            AddEnvironmentVariablesToProcess(startInfo, DeploymentParameters.EnvironmentVariables);
 
             _hostProcess = new Process() { StartInfo = startInfo };
             _hostProcess.ErrorDataReceived += (sender, dataArgs) => { Logger.LogError(dataArgs.Data ?? string.Empty); };
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.IntegrationTesting/Deployers/SelfHostDeployer.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.IntegrationTesting/Deployers/SelfHostDeployer.cs
index d1cf21dd1f..1807be56f3 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.IntegrationTesting/Deployers/SelfHostDeployer.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.IntegrationTesting/Deployers/SelfHostDeployer.cs
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.IntegrationTesting
                 WorkingDirectory = workingDirectory
             };
 
-            AddEnvironmentVariablesToProcess(startInfo);
+            AddEnvironmentVariablesToProcess(startInfo, DeploymentParameters.EnvironmentVariables);
 
             _hostProcess = new Process() { StartInfo = startInfo };
             _hostProcess.ErrorDataReceived += (sender, dataArgs) => { Logger.LogError(dataArgs.Data ?? string.Empty); };