diff --git a/deployment/cluster_env.sh b/deployment/cluster_env.sh
index 47f5af8..8309d50 100755
--- a/deployment/cluster_env.sh
+++ b/deployment/cluster_env.sh
@@ -40,24 +40,3 @@ if [ ! -f "$CLUSTER_DEFINITION" ]; then
 fi
 
 source "$CLUSTER_DEFINITION"
-
-# source project defition.
-# Now let's load the project definition.
-PROJECT_NAME="$PROJECT_PREFIX-$BITCOIN_CHAIN"
-export PROJECT_NAME="$PROJECT_NAME"
-PROJECT_PATH="$PROJECTS_DIR/$PROJECT_NAME"
-PROJECT_DEFINITION_PATH="$PROJECT_PATH/project_definition"
-
-if [ ! -f "$PROJECT_DEFINITION_PATH" ]; then
-    echo "ERROR: 'project_definition' not found $PROJECT_DEFINITION_PATH not found."
-    exit 1
-fi
-
-source "$PROJECT_DEFINITION_PATH"
-export PRIMARY_SITE_DEFINITION_PATH="$SITES_PATH/$PRIMARY_DOMAIN/site_definition"
-source "$PRIMARY_SITE_DEFINITION_PATH"
-
-if [ -z "$PRIMARY_DOMAIN" ]; then
-    echo "ERROR: The PRIMARY_DOMAIN is not specified. Check your cluster definition."
-    exit 1
-fi
diff --git a/deployment/project_env.sh b/deployment/project_env.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..62446a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deployment/project_env.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -eu
+cd "$(dirname "$0")"
+
+# source project defition.
+# Now let's load the project definition.
+PROJECT_NAME="$PROJECT_PREFIX-$BITCOIN_CHAIN"
+export PROJECT_NAME="$PROJECT_NAME"
+PROJECT_PATH="$PROJECTS_DIR/$PROJECT_NAME"
+PROJECT_DEFINITION_PATH="$PROJECT_PATH/project_definition"
+
+if [ ! -f "$PROJECT_DEFINITION_PATH" ]; then
+    echo "ERROR: 'project_definition' not found $PROJECT_DEFINITION_PATH not found."
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+source "$PROJECT_DEFINITION_PATH"
+export PRIMARY_SITE_DEFINITION_PATH="$SITES_PATH/$PRIMARY_DOMAIN/site_definition"
+source "$PRIMARY_SITE_DEFINITION_PATH"
+
+if [ -z "$PRIMARY_DOMAIN" ]; then
+    echo "ERROR: The PRIMARY_DOMAIN is not specified. Check your cluster definition."
+    exit 1
+fi