diff --git a/pkg/transformer/kubernetes/k8sutils.go b/pkg/transformer/kubernetes/k8sutils.go
index 49510ec8..b1f06834 100644
--- a/pkg/transformer/kubernetes/k8sutils.go
+++ b/pkg/transformer/kubernetes/k8sutils.go
@@ -891,17 +891,30 @@ func GetContentFromFile(file string) (string, error) {
 }
 
 // FormatEnvName format env name
-func FormatEnvName(name string) string {
+func FormatEnvName(name string, serviceName string) string {
 	envName := strings.Trim(name, "./")
 	// only take string after the last slash only if the string contains a slash
 	if strings.Contains(envName, "/") {
 		envName = envName[strings.LastIndex(envName, "/")+1:]
 	}
-	// take only last chars: The ones after 63th index
-	if len(envName) > 63 {
-		envName = envName[len(envName)-63:]
+
+	envName = strings.Replace(envName, ".", "-", -1)
+	envName = getUsableNameEnvFile(envName, serviceName)
+	return envName
+}
+
+// getUsableNameEnvFile checks and adjusts the environment file name to make it usable.
+// If the first character of envName is a hyphen "-", it is concatenated with nameService.
+// If the length of envName is greater than 63, it is truncated to 63 characters.
+// Returns the adjusted environment file name.
+func getUsableNameEnvFile(envName string, serviceName string) string {
+	if string(envName[0]) == "-" { // -env-local....
+		envName = fmt.Sprintf("%s%s", serviceName, envName)
 	}
-	return strings.Replace(envName, ".", "-", -1)
+	if len(envName) > 63 {
+		envName = envName[0:63]
+	}
+	return envName
 }
 
 // FormatFileName format file name
diff --git a/pkg/transformer/kubernetes/k8sutils_test.go b/pkg/transformer/kubernetes/k8sutils_test.go
index 3be2d53c..637d7f2b 100644
--- a/pkg/transformer/kubernetes/k8sutils_test.go
+++ b/pkg/transformer/kubernetes/k8sutils_test.go
@@ -661,7 +661,8 @@ func TestReadOnlyRootFS(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestFormatEnvName(t *testing.T) {
 	type args struct {
-		name string
+		name        string
+		serviceName string
 	}
 	tests := []struct {
 		name string
@@ -694,12 +695,20 @@ func TestFormatEnvName(t *testing.T) {
 			args: args{
 				name: "abcdefghijklnmopqrstuvxyzabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzabcdejghijkl$Hereisadditional",
 			},
-			want: "rstuvxyzabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzabcdejghijkl$Hereisadditional",
+			want: "abcdefghijklnmopqrstuvxyzabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzabcdejghijkl",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "check that not begins with -",
+			args: args{
+				name:        "src/app/.env",
+				serviceName: "app",
+			},
+			want: "app-env",
 		},
 	}
 	for _, tt := range tests {
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			if got := FormatEnvName(tt.args.name); got != tt.want {
+			if got := FormatEnvName(tt.args.name, tt.args.serviceName); got != tt.want {
 				t.Errorf("FormatEnvName() = %v, want %v", got, tt.want)
 			}
 		})
diff --git a/pkg/transformer/kubernetes/kubernetes.go b/pkg/transformer/kubernetes/kubernetes.go
index f5b61971..a939536b 100644
--- a/pkg/transformer/kubernetes/kubernetes.go
+++ b/pkg/transformer/kubernetes/kubernetes.go
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ func (k *Kubernetes) InitConfigMapForEnv(name string, opt kobject.ConvertOptions
 
 	// Remove root pathing
 	// replace all other slashes / periods
-	envName := FormatEnvName(envFile)
+	envName := FormatEnvName(envFile, name)
 
 	// In order to differentiate files, we append to the name and remove '.env' if applicable from the file name
 	configMap := &api.ConfigMap{
@@ -1132,7 +1132,7 @@ func ConfigEnvs(service kobject.ServiceConfig, opt kobject.ConvertOptions) ([]ap
 	if len(service.EnvFile) > 0 {
 		// Load each env_file
 		for _, file := range service.EnvFile {
-			envName := FormatEnvName(file)
+			envName := FormatEnvName(file, service.Name)
 
 			// Load environment variables from file
 			workDir, err := transformer.GetComposeFileDir(opt.InputFiles)