diff --git a/container_test.go b/container_test.go
index 028c03a318..a90018decc 100644
--- a/container_test.go
+++ b/container_test.go
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ func TestEnv(t *testing.T) {
 	goodEnv := []string{
 		"PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin",
 		"HOME=/",
+		"container=lxc",
 	}
 	sort.Strings(goodEnv)
 	if len(goodEnv) != len(actualEnv) {