diff --git a/catalog-rest-service/src/main/resources/json/schema/entity/services/connections/dashboard/tableauConnection.json b/catalog-rest-service/src/main/resources/json/schema/entity/services/connections/dashboard/tableauConnection.json
index 16adc6098c2..e7e0348c7a4 100644
--- a/catalog-rest-service/src/main/resources/json/schema/entity/services/connections/dashboard/tableauConnection.json
+++ b/catalog-rest-service/src/main/resources/json/schema/entity/services/connections/dashboard/tableauConnection.json
@@ -60,7 +60,8 @@
     "env": {
       "title": "Tableau Environment",
       "description": "Tableau Environment Name",
-      "type": "string"
+      "type": "string",
+      "default": "tableau_prod"
     },
     "dbServiceName": {
       "description": "Database Service Name in order to create a lineage",
@@ -72,5 +73,5 @@
     }
   },
   "additionalProperties": false,
-  "required": ["hostPort", "apiVersion", "siteName"]
+  "required": ["hostPort", "apiVersion", "siteName", "env"]
 }
diff --git a/ingestion/tests/integration/ometa/test_ometa_service_api.py b/ingestion/tests/integration/ometa/test_ometa_service_api.py
index f57d79177da..999fb9bbe12 100644
--- a/ingestion/tests/integration/ometa/test_ometa_service_api.py
+++ b/ingestion/tests/integration/ometa/test_ometa_service_api.py
@@ -221,6 +221,7 @@ class OMetaServiceTest(TestCase):
                     "hostPort": "http://random:1234",
                     "siteName": "openmetadata",
                     "apiVersion": "3.15",
+                    "env": "tableau_prod",
                 }
             },
             "sourceConfig": {"config": {"topicFilterPattern": {}}},