diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index a165a6bf22..09409b1203 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -707,6 +707,8 @@ services:
       service: microfrontend
     working_dir: '/edx/app/frontend-app-account'
     container_name: "edx.${COMPOSE_PROJECT_NAME:-devstack}.frontend-app-account"
+    environment:
+      PARAGON_BRAND_PACKAGE: '@edx/brand-edx.org'
     networks:
       default:
         aliases:
@@ -722,6 +724,8 @@ services:
       service: microfrontend
     working_dir: '/edx/app/frontend-app-profile'
     container_name: "edx.${COMPOSE_PROJECT_NAME:-devstack}.frontend-app-profile"
+    environment:
+      PARAGON_BRAND_PACKAGE: '@edx/brand-edx.org'
     networks:
       default:
         aliases:
@@ -737,6 +741,8 @@ services:
       service: microfrontend
     working_dir: '/edx/app/frontend-app-authn'
     container_name: "edx.${COMPOSE_PROJECT_NAME:-devstack}.frontend-app-authn"
+    environment:
+      PARAGON_BRAND_PACKAGE: '@edx/brand-edx.org'
     networks:
       default:
         aliases:
@@ -752,6 +758,8 @@ services:
       service: microfrontend
     working_dir: '/edx/app/frontend-app-course-authoring'
     container_name: "edx.${COMPOSE_PROJECT_NAME:-devstack}.frontend-app-course-authoring"
+    environment:
+      PARAGON_BRAND_PACKAGE: '@edx/brand-edx.org'
     networks:
       default:
         aliases:
@@ -767,6 +775,8 @@ services:
       service: microfrontend
     working_dir: '/edx/app/frontend-app-gradebook'
     container_name: "edx.${COMPOSE_PROJECT_NAME:-devstack}.frontend-app-gradebook"
+    environment:
+      PARAGON_BRAND_PACKAGE: '@edx/brand-edx.org'
     networks:
       default:
         aliases:
@@ -782,6 +792,8 @@ services:
       service: microfrontend
     working_dir: '/edx/app/frontend-app-ora-grading'
     container_name: "edx.${COMPOSE_PROJECT_NAME:-devstack}.frontend-app-ora-grading"
+    environment:
+      PARAGON_BRAND_PACKAGE: '@edx/brand-edx.org'
     networks:
       default:
         aliases:
@@ -797,6 +809,8 @@ services:
       service: microfrontend
     working_dir: '/edx/app/frontend-app-learner-dashboard'
     container_name: "edx.${COMPOSE_PROJECT_NAME:-devstack}.frontend-app-learner-dashboard"
+    environment:
+      PARAGON_BRAND_PACKAGE: '@edx/brand-edx.org'
     networks:
       default:
         aliases:
@@ -812,6 +826,8 @@ services:
       service: microfrontend
     working_dir: '/edx/app/frontend-app-learner-record'
     container_name: "edx.${COMPOSE_PROJECT_NAME:-devstack}.frontend-app-learner-record"
+    environment:
+      PARAGON_BRAND_PACKAGE: '@edx/brand-edx.org'
     networks:
       default:
         aliases:
@@ -827,6 +843,8 @@ services:
       service: microfrontend
     working_dir: '/edx/app/frontend-app-learning'
     container_name: "edx.${COMPOSE_PROJECT_NAME:-devstack}.frontend-app-learning"
+    environment:
+      PARAGON_BRAND_PACKAGE: '@edx/brand-edx.org@2.1.3'
     networks:
       default:
         aliases:
@@ -842,6 +860,8 @@ services:
       service: microfrontend
     working_dir: '/edx/app/frontend-app-library-authoring'
     container_name: "edx.${COMPOSE_PROJECT_NAME:-devstack}.frontend-app-library-authoring"
+    environment:
+      PARAGON_BRAND_PACKAGE: '@edx/brand-edx.org'
     networks:
       default:
         aliases:
@@ -858,6 +878,8 @@ services:
       service: microfrontend
     working_dir: '/edx/app/frontend-app-payment'
     container_name: "edx.${COMPOSE_PROJECT_NAME:-devstack}.frontend-app-payment"
+    environment:
+      PARAGON_BRAND_PACKAGE: '@edx/brand-edx.org'
     networks:
       default:
         aliases:
@@ -873,6 +895,8 @@ services:
       service: microfrontend
     working_dir: '/edx/app/frontend-app-program-console'
     container_name: "edx.${COMPOSE_PROJECT_NAME:-devstack}.frontend-app-program-console"
+    environment:
+      PARAGON_BRAND_PACKAGE: '@edx/brand-edx.org'
     networks:
       default:
         aliases:
@@ -889,6 +913,8 @@ services:
       service: microfrontend
     working_dir: '/edx/app/frontend-app-publisher'
     container_name: "edx.${COMPOSE_PROJECT_NAME:-devstack}.frontend-app-publisher"
+    environment:
+      PARAGON_BRAND_PACKAGE: '@edx/brand-edx.org'
     networks:
       default:
         aliases:
diff --git a/microfrontend.yml b/microfrontend.yml
index 7e726684d1..cd3c889db4 100644
--- a/microfrontend.yml
+++ b/microfrontend.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,18 @@ services:
     #
     # Fail fast if package install fails to avoid mysterious
     # errors later.
-    command: bash -c 'npm ci || exit 1; if [ ! -z "$PARAGON_BRAND_PACKAGE" ]; then npx paragon install-theme "@$PARAGON_BRAND_PACKAGE" || exit 1; fi; while true; do npm start; sleep 2; done'
+    command:
+      - bash
+      - -c
+      - |
+          npm ci || exit 1
+          if [ -n "$(printenv PARAGON_BRAND_PACKAGE)" ]; then
+              npx paragon install-theme "$(printenv PARAGON_BRAND_PACKAGE)" || exit 1
+          fi
+          while true; do
+              npm start
+              sleep 2
+          done
     stdin_open: true
     tty: true
     image: node:18
diff --git a/options.mk b/options.mk
index 4ae3a4762e..5a4d9b4e2c 100644
--- a/options.mk
+++ b/options.mk
@@ -91,8 +91,3 @@ credentials+cms+discovery+ecommerce+insights+lms+registrar
 # Separated by plus signs. Listed in alphabetical order for clarity.
 THIRD_PARTY_SERVICES ?= \
 chrome+coursegraph+elasticsearch710+firefox+memcached+mongo+mysql57+mysql80+opensearch12+redis+namenode+datanode+resourcemanager+nodemanager+sparkmaster+sparkworker+vertica
-
-# Set default theme for MFEs
-ifndef PARAGON_BRAND_PACKAGE
-  PARAGON_BRAND_PACKAGE = edx/brand-edx.org
-endif
diff --git a/provision-set-edx-theme.sh b/provision-set-edx-theme.sh
index d1be7015f2..44b22f3976 100755
--- a/provision-set-edx-theme.sh
+++ b/provision-set-edx-theme.sh
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ sed -i '' "s|^#     \"/edx/app/edxapp/edx-platform/themes/\"|    \"/edx/app/edxa
 sed -i '' "/COMPREHENSIVE_THEME_DIRS = \[/a\\
 \"$THEME_DIR\",
 " "$DEVSTACK_FILE"
-sed -i '' "s|^# \]|]|" "$DEVSTACK_FILE"  # Uncomment the closing bracket
+sed -i '' "s|^# \]|]|" "$DEVSTACK_FILE"
 sed -i '' "s|^# TEMPLATES\[1\]\[\"DIRS\"\] = _make_mako_template_dirs|TEMPLATES[1][\"DIRS\"] = _make_mako_template_dirs|" "$DEVSTACK_FILE"
 sed -i '' "s|^# derive_settings(__name__)|derive_settings(__name__)|" "$DEVSTACK_FILE"