diff --git a/pkg/trait/environment.go b/pkg/trait/environment.go
index 71c44d0..04c89d3 100644
--- a/pkg/trait/environment.go
+++ b/pkg/trait/environment.go
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 // +camel-k:trait=environment
 type environmentTrait struct {
 	BaseTrait     `property:",squash"`
-	ContainerMeta bool `property:"container-meta"`
+	ContainerMeta bool `property:"container-meta" json:"containerMeta,omitempty"`
 }
 
 const (
diff --git a/pkg/trait/environment_test.go b/pkg/trait/environment_test.go
index 43317e6..ad0d3be 100644
--- a/pkg/trait/environment_test.go
+++ b/pkg/trait/environment_test.go
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@
 				Profile: v1.TraitProfileOpenShift,
 				Traits: map[string]v1.TraitSpec{
 					"environment": test.TraitSpecFromMap(t, map[string]interface{}{
-						"container-meta": true,
+						"containerMeta": true,
 					}),
 				},
 			},
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@
 				Profile: v1.TraitProfileOpenShift,
 				Traits: map[string]v1.TraitSpec{
 					"environment": test.TraitSpecFromMap(t, map[string]interface{}{
-						"container-meta": false,
+						"containerMeta": false,
 					}),
 				},
 			},