diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 229d42f5..643b3247 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ services:
       - ANNOUNCE_ADDRESS=$ANNOUNCE_ADDRESS
       - NAV_BOLTWALL_SHARED_HOST=$NAV_BOLTWALL_SHARED_HOST
       - JARVIS_FEATURE_FLAG_SCHEMA=$JARVIS_FEATURE_FLAG_SCHEMA
+      - BACKUP_KEY=$BACKUP_KEY
 
 networks:
   sphinx-swarm:
diff --git a/src/bin/stack/readme.md b/src/bin/stack/readme.md
index 9fe3bd51..79c2dfbe 100644
--- a/src/bin/stack/readme.md
+++ b/src/bin/stack/readme.md
@@ -169,4 +169,5 @@ echo 'EXTERNAL_LND_CERT=<ENTER_EXTERNAL_LND_CERT>' >> .env &&
 echo 'YOUTUBE_API_TOKEN=<ENTER_YOUTUBE_API_TOKEN>' >> .env &&
 echo 'SWARM_UPDATER_PASSWORD=-' >> .env &&
 echo 'JARVIS_FEATURE_FLAG_SCHEMA=true' >> .env
+echo 'BACKUP_KEY=<BACKUP_KEY>' >> .env
 ```