diff --git a/jobs/templates/released-heat-cicd-pike-dvr-sl.yml b/jobs/templates/released-heat-cicd-pike-dvr-sl.yml
index 0ea7e7b..90d193d 100644
--- a/jobs/templates/released-heat-cicd-pike-dvr-sl.yml
+++ b/jobs/templates/released-heat-cicd-pike-dvr-sl.yml
@@ -221,6 +221,12 @@
         default: "{current-version}"
         description: 'Only works in conjunction with UPGRADE_TO_TAG and must be younger than the deployed version.'
         trim: 'false'
+    - text:
+        default: ''
+        description: |-
+          Add env vars for deploy and testing
+        name: EXTRA_VARS
+        trim: 'false'
     pipeline-scm:
       lightweight-checkout: false
       scm: