ASSERT: make sure you have an application on an OpenShift server that supports env variables EXEC: launch Environment variables wizard ASSERT: you see your existing env variables listed (or none if there are none) - dont close the wizard EXEC: create environment variables outside of Eclipse create env vars via curl curl -k -H "Content-Type: application/json" -H "Accept: application/json; version=1.2" --user USER:PASS https: //openshift.redhat.com/broker/ rest /domains/foobarz/applications/springeap6/environment-variables -X POST -d '{ "environment_variables" : [ { "name" : "freaky" , "value" : "bleaky" } ] }' EXEC: in Environment Variables wizard: hit Refresh Result: new environment variable does not show up