diff --git a/packages/runtime/src/templates/edge/next-dev.js b/packages/runtime/src/templates/edge/next-dev.js
index ae678776b7..2f3fe0f5cd 100644
--- a/packages/runtime/src/templates/edge/next-dev.js
+++ b/packages/runtime/src/templates/edge/next-dev.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { buildResponse } from '../edge-shared/utils.ts'
 
 globalThis.NFRequestContextMap ||= new Map()
 globalThis.__dirname = fromFileUrl(new URL('./', import.meta.url)).slice(0, -1)
+globalThis.process ||= { env: Deno.env.toObject() }
 
 // Next.js uses this extension to the Headers API implemented by Cloudflare workerd
 if (!('getAll' in Headers.prototype)) {