diff --git a/apis/project.cattle.io/v3/schema/schema.go b/apis/project.cattle.io/v3/schema/schema.go
index 98d16d3a..1f882540 100644
--- a/apis/project.cattle.io/v3/schema/schema.go
+++ b/apis/project.cattle.io/v3/schema/schema.go
@@ -582,7 +582,7 @@ func podTypes(schemas *types.Schemas) *types.Schemas {
 		MustImport(&Version, v1.Handler{}, handlerOverride{}).
 		MustImport(&Version, v1.Probe{}, handlerOverride{}).
 		MustImport(&Version, v1.Container{}, struct {
-			Environment          map[string]string
+			Environment          []EnvironmentVar
 			EnvironmentFrom      []EnvironmentFrom
 			InitContainer        bool
 			State                string
diff --git a/apis/project.cattle.io/v3/schema/types.go b/apis/project.cattle.io/v3/schema/types.go
index 7c57c94f..598c95a2 100644
--- a/apis/project.cattle.io/v3/schema/types.go
+++ b/apis/project.cattle.io/v3/schema/types.go
@@ -37,6 +37,12 @@ type handlerOverride struct {
 	TCP bool
 }
 
+type EnvironmentVar struct {
+	Name      string
+	Value     string
+	ValueFrom *EnvironmentFrom
+}
+
 type EnvironmentFrom struct {
 	Source     string `norman:"type=enum,options=field|resource|configMap|secret"`
 	SourceName string
diff --git a/client/project/v3/zz_generated_container.go b/client/project/v3/zz_generated_container.go
index d5ed5490..0793f118 100644
--- a/client/project/v3/zz_generated_container.go
+++ b/client/project/v3/zz_generated_container.go
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ type Container struct {
 	CapDrop                  []string                       `json:"capDrop,omitempty" yaml:"capDrop,omitempty"`
 	Command                  []string                       `json:"command,omitempty" yaml:"command,omitempty"`
 	Entrypoint               []string                       `json:"entrypoint,omitempty" yaml:"entrypoint,omitempty"`
-	Environment              map[string]string              `json:"environment,omitempty" yaml:"environment,omitempty"`
+	Environment              []EnvironmentVar               `json:"environment,omitempty" yaml:"environment,omitempty"`
 	EnvironmentFrom          []EnvironmentFrom              `json:"environmentFrom,omitempty" yaml:"environmentFrom,omitempty"`
 	ExitCode                 *int64                         `json:"exitCode,omitempty" yaml:"exitCode,omitempty"`
 	Image                    string                         `json:"image,omitempty" yaml:"image,omitempty"`
diff --git a/client/project/v3/zz_generated_environment_var.go b/client/project/v3/zz_generated_environment_var.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b1323626
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/project/v3/zz_generated_environment_var.go
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+package client
+
+const (
+	EnvironmentVarType           = "environmentVar"
+	EnvironmentVarFieldName      = "name"
+	EnvironmentVarFieldValue     = "value"
+	EnvironmentVarFieldValueFrom = "valueFrom"
+)
+
+type EnvironmentVar struct {
+	Name      string           `json:"name,omitempty" yaml:"name,omitempty"`
+	Value     string           `json:"value,omitempty" yaml:"value,omitempty"`
+	ValueFrom *EnvironmentFrom `json:"valueFrom,omitempty" yaml:"valueFrom,omitempty"`
+}
diff --git a/mapper/env.go b/mapper/env.go
index bd80532e..336295c9 100644
--- a/mapper/env.go
+++ b/mapper/env.go
@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
 package mapper
 
 import (
-	"sort"
-
 	"github.com/rancher/norman/types"
 	"github.com/rancher/norman/types/convert"
-	"k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 )
 
 type EnvironmentMapper struct {
@@ -14,71 +12,82 @@ type EnvironmentMapper struct {
 func (e EnvironmentMapper) FromInternal(data map[string]interface{}) {
 	var env []v1.EnvVar
 	var envFrom []v1.EnvFromSource
-
-	envMap := map[string]interface{}{}
-	var envFromMaps []interface{}
+	var environment, environmentFrom []interface{}
 
 	if err := convert.ToObj(data["env"], &env); err == nil {
 		for _, envVar := range env {
 			if envVar.ValueFrom == nil {
-				envMap[envVar.Name] = envVar.Value
+				environment = append(environment, map[string]interface{}{
+					"name":  envVar.Name,
+					"value": envVar.Value,
+				})
 				continue
 			}
-
 			if envVar.ValueFrom.FieldRef != nil {
-				envFromMaps = append(envFromMaps, map[string]interface{}{
-					"source":     "field",
-					"sourceName": envVar.ValueFrom.FieldRef.FieldPath,
-					"targetKey":  envVar.Name,
+				environment = append(environment, map[string]interface{}{
+					"name": envVar.Name,
+					"valueFrom": map[string]interface{}{
+						"source":     "field",
+						"sourceName": envVar.ValueFrom.FieldRef.FieldPath,
+						"targetKey":  envVar.Name,
+					},
 				})
 			}
 			if envVar.ValueFrom.ResourceFieldRef != nil {
-				envFromMaps = append(envFromMaps, map[string]interface{}{
-					"source":     "resource",
-					"sourceName": envVar.ValueFrom.ResourceFieldRef.ContainerName,
-					"sourceKey":  envVar.ValueFrom.ResourceFieldRef.Resource,
-					"divisor":    envVar.ValueFrom.ResourceFieldRef.Divisor,
-					"targetKey":  envVar.Name,
+				environment = append(environment, map[string]interface{}{
+					"name": envVar.Name,
+					"valueFrom": map[string]interface{}{
+						"source":     "resource",
+						"sourceName": envVar.ValueFrom.ResourceFieldRef.ContainerName,
+						"sourceKey":  envVar.ValueFrom.ResourceFieldRef.Resource,
+						"divisor":    envVar.ValueFrom.ResourceFieldRef.Divisor,
+						"targetKey":  envVar.Name,
+					},
 				})
 			}
 			if envVar.ValueFrom.ConfigMapKeyRef != nil {
-				envFromMaps = append(envFromMaps, map[string]interface{}{
-					"source":     "configMap",
-					"sourceName": envVar.ValueFrom.ConfigMapKeyRef.Name,
-					"sourceKey":  envVar.ValueFrom.ConfigMapKeyRef.Key,
-					"optional":   getValue(envVar.ValueFrom.ConfigMapKeyRef.Optional),
-					"targetKey":  envVar.Name,
+				environment = append(environment, map[string]interface{}{
+					"name": envVar.Name,
+					"valueFrom": map[string]interface{}{
+						"source":     "configMap",
+						"sourceName": envVar.ValueFrom.ConfigMapKeyRef.Name,
+						"sourceKey":  envVar.ValueFrom.ConfigMapKeyRef.Key,
+						"optional":   getValue(envVar.ValueFrom.ConfigMapKeyRef.Optional),
+						"targetKey":  envVar.Name,
+					},
 				})
 			}
 			if envVar.ValueFrom.SecretKeyRef != nil {
-				envFromMaps = append(envFromMaps, map[string]interface{}{
-					"source":     "secret",
-					"sourceName": envVar.ValueFrom.SecretKeyRef.Name,
-					"sourceKey":  envVar.ValueFrom.SecretKeyRef.Key,
-					"optional":   getValue(envVar.ValueFrom.SecretKeyRef.Optional),
-					"targetKey":  envVar.Name,
+				environment = append(environment, map[string]interface{}{
+					"name": envVar.Name,
+					"valueFrom": map[string]interface{}{
+						"source":     "secret",
+						"sourceName": envVar.ValueFrom.SecretKeyRef.Name,
+						"sourceKey":  envVar.ValueFrom.SecretKeyRef.Key,
+						"optional":   getValue(envVar.ValueFrom.SecretKeyRef.Optional),
+						"targetKey":  envVar.Name,
+					},
 				})
 			}
 		}
 	}
-
 	if err := convert.ToObj(data["envFrom"], &envFrom); err == nil {
-		for _, envVar := range envFrom {
-			if envVar.SecretRef != nil {
-				envFromMaps = append(envFromMaps, map[string]interface{}{
+		for _, envFromSource := range envFrom {
+			if envFromSource.SecretRef != nil {
+				environmentFrom = append(environmentFrom, map[string]interface{}{
 					"source":     "secret",
-					"sourceName": envVar.SecretRef.Name,
-					"prefix":     envVar.Prefix,
-					"optional":   getValue(envVar.SecretRef.Optional),
+					"sourceName": envFromSource.SecretRef.Name,
+					"prefix":     envFromSource.Prefix,
+					"optional":   getValue(envFromSource.SecretRef.Optional),
 					"type":       "/v3/project/schemas/environmentFrom",
 				})
 			}
-			if envVar.ConfigMapRef != nil {
-				envFromMaps = append(envFromMaps, map[string]interface{}{
+			if envFromSource.ConfigMapRef != nil {
+				environmentFrom = append(environmentFrom, map[string]interface{}{
 					"source":     "configMap",
-					"sourceName": envVar.ConfigMapRef.Name,
-					"prefix":     envVar.Prefix,
-					"optional":   getValue(envVar.ConfigMapRef.Optional),
+					"sourceName": envFromSource.ConfigMapRef.Name,
+					"prefix":     envFromSource.Prefix,
+					"optional":   getValue(envFromSource.ConfigMapRef.Optional),
 					"type":       "/v3/project/schemas/environmentFrom",
 				})
 			}
@@ -88,103 +97,107 @@ func (e EnvironmentMapper) FromInternal(data map[string]interface{}) {
 	delete(data, "env")
 	delete(data, "envFrom")
 
-	if len(envMap) > 0 {
-		data["environment"] = envMap
+	if len(environment) > 0 {
+		data["environment"] = environment
 	}
-	if len(envFromMaps) > 0 {
-		data["environmentFrom"] = envFromMaps
+	if len(environmentFrom) > 0 {
+		data["environmentFrom"] = environmentFrom
 	}
 }
 
 func (e EnvironmentMapper) ToInternal(data map[string]interface{}) error {
-	var envVar []map[string]interface{}
-	var envVarFrom []map[string]interface{}
+	var environment, env, envFrom []map[string]interface{}
+	var valueFrom map[string]interface{}
 
-	var orderedKeys []string
-	environment := convert.ToMapInterface(data["environment"])
-	for k := range environment {
-		orderedKeys = append(orderedKeys, k)
+	if err := convert.ToObj(data["environment"], &environment); err == nil {
+		for _, environmentVar := range environment {
+			if convert.ToString(environmentVar["value"]) != "" {
+				env = append(env, map[string]interface{}{
+					"name":  environmentVar["name"],
+					"value": environmentVar["value"],
+				})
+				continue
+			}
+			if err = convert.ToObj(environmentVar["valueFrom"], &valueFrom); err == nil {
+				source := convert.ToString(valueFrom["source"])
+				if source == "" {
+					continue
+				}
+				targetKey := convert.ToString(valueFrom["targetKey"])
+				sourceKey := convert.ToString(valueFrom["sourceKey"])
+				if targetKey == "" {
+					targetKey = sourceKey
+				}
+				switch source {
+				case "field":
+					env = append(env, map[string]interface{}{
+						"name": targetKey,
+						"valueFrom": map[string]interface{}{
+							"fieldRef": map[string]interface{}{
+								"fieldPath": valueFrom["sourceName"],
+							},
+						},
+					})
+				case "resource":
+					env = append(env, map[string]interface{}{
+						"name": targetKey,
+						"valueFrom": map[string]interface{}{
+							"resourceFieldRef": map[string]interface{}{
+								"containerName": valueFrom["sourceName"],
+								"resource":      valueFrom["sourceKey"],
+								"divisor":       valueFrom["divisor"],
+							},
+						},
+					})
+				case "configMap":
+					env = append(env, map[string]interface{}{
+						"name": targetKey,
+						"valueFrom": map[string]interface{}{
+							"configMapKeyRef": map[string]interface{}{
+								"name":     valueFrom["sourceName"],
+								"key":      valueFrom["sourceKey"],
+								"optional": valueFrom["optional"],
+							},
+						},
+					})
+				case "secret":
+					env = append(env, map[string]interface{}{
+						"name": targetKey,
+						"valueFrom": map[string]interface{}{
+							"secretKeyRef": map[string]interface{}{
+								"name":     valueFrom["sourceName"],
+								"key":      valueFrom["sourceKey"],
+								"optional": valueFrom["optional"],
+							},
+						},
+					})
+				}
+			}
+		}
 	}
-	sort.Strings(orderedKeys)
-	for _, key := range orderedKeys {
-		envVar = append(envVar, map[string]interface{}{
-			"name":  key,
-			"value": environment[key],
-		})
-	}
-
-	for _, value := range convert.ToMapSlice(data["environmentFrom"]) {
-		source := convert.ToString(value["source"])
+	for _, environmentFrom := range convert.ToMapSlice(data["environmentFrom"]) {
+		source := convert.ToString(environmentFrom["source"])
 		if source == "" {
 			continue
 		}
-
-		targetKey := convert.ToString(value["targetKey"])
-		sourceKey := convert.ToString(value["sourceKey"])
+		targetKey := convert.ToString(environmentFrom["targetKey"])
+		sourceKey := convert.ToString(environmentFrom["sourceKey"])
 		if targetKey == "" && sourceKey == "" {
 			switch source {
 			case "secret":
-				envVarFrom = append(envVarFrom, map[string]interface{}{
-					"prefix": value["prefix"],
+				envFrom = append(envFrom, map[string]interface{}{
+					"prefix": environmentFrom["prefix"],
 					"secretRef": map[string]interface{}{
-						"name":     value["sourceName"],
-						"optional": value["optional"],
+						"name":     environmentFrom["sourceName"],
+						"optional": environmentFrom["optional"],
 					},
 				})
 			case "configMap":
-				envVarFrom = append(envVarFrom, map[string]interface{}{
-					"prefix": value["prefix"],
+				envFrom = append(envFrom, map[string]interface{}{
+					"prefix": environmentFrom["prefix"],
 					"configMapRef": map[string]interface{}{
-						"name":     value["sourceName"],
-						"optional": value["optional"],
-					},
-				})
-			}
-		} else {
-			if targetKey == "" {
-				targetKey = sourceKey
-			}
-			switch source {
-			case "field":
-				envVar = append(envVar, map[string]interface{}{
-					"name": targetKey,
-					"valueFrom": map[string]interface{}{
-						"fieldRef": map[string]interface{}{
-							"fieldPath": value["sourceName"],
-						},
-					},
-				})
-			case "resource":
-				envVar = append(envVar, map[string]interface{}{
-					"name": targetKey,
-					"valueFrom": map[string]interface{}{
-						"resourceFieldRef": map[string]interface{}{
-							"containerName": value["sourceName"],
-							"resource":      value["sourceKey"],
-							"divisor":       value["divisor"],
-						},
-					},
-				})
-			case "configMap":
-				envVar = append(envVar, map[string]interface{}{
-					"name": targetKey,
-					"valueFrom": map[string]interface{}{
-						"configMapKeyRef": map[string]interface{}{
-							"name":     value["sourceName"],
-							"key":      value["sourceKey"],
-							"optional": value["optional"],
-						},
-					},
-				})
-			case "secret":
-				envVar = append(envVar, map[string]interface{}{
-					"name": targetKey,
-					"valueFrom": map[string]interface{}{
-						"secretKeyRef": map[string]interface{}{
-							"name":     value["sourceName"],
-							"key":      value["sourceKey"],
-							"optional": value["optional"],
-						},
+						"name":     environmentFrom["sourceName"],
+						"optional": environmentFrom["optional"],
 					},
 				})
 			}
@@ -193,8 +206,8 @@ func (e EnvironmentMapper) ToInternal(data map[string]interface{}) error {
 
 	delete(data, "environment")
 	delete(data, "environmentFrom")
-	data["env"] = envVar
-	data["envFrom"] = envVarFrom
+	data["env"] = env
+	data["envFrom"] = envFrom
 
 	return nil
 }