diff --git a/.circleci/deployment/jobs.yml b/.circleci/deployment/jobs.yml
index 9e5557629..3aa796b45 100644
--- a/.circleci/deployment/jobs.yml
+++ b/.circleci/deployment/jobs.yml
@@ -6,12 +6,21 @@
     executor: docker-executor
     working_directory: ~/tdp-deploy
     steps:
+      - run:
+          name: Set Initial CHECK RUN ENV
+          command: CHECK_RUN="false"
       - when:
           condition: << pipeline.parameters.run_dev_deployment >>
           steps:
             - deploy-cloud-dot-gov:
                 backend-appname: tdp-backend-<< parameters.target_env >>
                 frontend-appname: tdp-frontend-<< parameters.target_env >>
+            - run:
+                name: Update CHECK RUN
+                command: CHECK_RUN="true"
+      - run:
+          name: Echo Check Run
+          command: echo "dev-deploy run = $CHECK_RUN"
 
   deploy-staging:
     executor: docker-executor
@@ -42,11 +51,20 @@
     executor: terraform/default
     working_directory: ~/tdp-deploy
     steps:
+      - run:
+          name: Set Initial CHECK RUN ENV
+          command: CHECK_RUN="false"
       - when:
           condition: << pipeline.parameters.run_dev_deployment >>
           steps:
               - deploy-infrastructure:
                 cf-app: << parameters.target_env >>
+              - run:
+                name: Update CHECK RUN
+                command: CHECK_RUN="true"
+      - run:
+          name: Echo Check Run
+          command: echo "dev-deploy run = $CHECK_RUN"
 
   deploy-infrastructure-staging:
     executor: terraform/default