diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 935191e..298d18f 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@ FHIR_SERVER_BASE="base for fhir server behind this proxy"
 PORT=8080
 UNPROTECTED_RESOURCE_TYPES="comma-separated list of resource types which do not need to be protected."
 CDS_HOST="CDS host"
+JWT_PUBLIC_KEY="Public key certificate for verifying Auth JWTs in PEM format (note that newlines must be replaced with '\n' in order for this to work"
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diff --git a/.env.test.example b/.env.test.example
index f789847..d712222 100644
--- a/.env.test.example
+++ b/.env.test.example
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 FHIR_SERVER_BASE=https://mock-fhir-server/base
 UNPROTECTED_RESOURCE_TYPES=Patient
 CDS_HOST=https://mock-cds
+JWT_PUBLIC_KEY="Public key certificate for verifying Auth JWTs in PEM format (note that newlines must be replaced with '\n' in order for this to work"
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