diff --git a/scripts/ecs-deploy-task-container b/scripts/ecs-deploy-task-container
index a3666d06bc9..797c3841f83 100755
--- a/scripts/ecs-deploy-task-container
+++ b/scripts/ecs-deploy-task-container
@@ -31,6 +31,11 @@ if [[ "${name}" == "connect-to-gex-via-sftp" ]] && [[ "${environment}" != "prd"
 fi
 
 echo "Checking for existence of variables file"
+echo "Checking for existence of variables file at: ${DIR}/../config/env/${environment}.${name}.env"
+if [[ "${name}" == "process-tpps" ]] && [[ "${environment}" == "exp" ]]; then
+  echo "Checking for existence of specifically process-tpps variables file at: ${DIR}/../config/env/${environment}.${name}.env"
+  exit 0
+fi
 
 variables_file="${DIR}/../config/env/${environment}.${name}.env"
 if [ ! -f "${variables_file}" ]; then