diff --git a/benchmarks/defined_types/puppet.conf.erb b/benchmarks/defined_types/puppet.conf.erb
index e0c5d8588..ed8787dbd 100644
--- a/benchmarks/defined_types/puppet.conf.erb
+++ b/benchmarks/defined_types/puppet.conf.erb
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 confdir = <%= location %>
 vardir = <%= location %>
 environmentpath = <%= File.join(location, 'environments') %>
+environment = 'benchmarking'