diff --git a/docs/balena-cli.md b/docs/balena-cli.md
index d59ff2fa..911d0dfc 100644
--- a/docs/balena-cli.md
+++ b/docs/balena-cli.md
@@ -2188,7 +2188,7 @@ port mapping in the format <remotePort>[:[localIP:]localPort]
 
 ### Aliases
 
-- `envs`
+- `envs` *(deprecated)*
 
 
 To use one of the aliases, replace `env list` with the alias.
diff --git a/src/commands/env/list.ts b/src/commands/env/list.ts
index 5a32d97e..875014f4 100644
--- a/src/commands/env/list.ts
+++ b/src/commands/env/list.ts
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ interface ServiceEnvironmentVariableInfo
 
 export default class EnvListCmd extends Command {
 	public static aliases = ['envs'];
+	public static deprecateAliases = true;
 
 	public static description = stripIndent`
 		List the environment or config variables of a fleet, device or service.
diff --git a/tests/commands/env/list.spec.ts b/tests/commands/env/list.spec.ts
index 5cf83541..a0790412 100644
--- a/tests/commands/env/list.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/commands/env/list.spec.ts
@@ -65,20 +65,17 @@ describe('balena env list', function () {
 		api.expectGetAppEnvVars();
 		api.expectGetAppServiceVars();
 
-		const { out, err } = await runCommand(`envs -f ${appName}`);
+		const { out } = await runCommand(`envs -f ${appName}`);
 
-		expect(out.join('')).to.satisfy((msg: string) =>
-			msg.endsWith(
-				stripIndent`
+		expect(out.join('')).to.contain(
+			stripIndent`
 			ID     NAME  VALUE       FLEET           SERVICE
 			120110 svar1 svar1-value gh_user/testApp service1
 			120111 svar2 svar2-value gh_user/testApp service2
 			120101 var1  var1-val    gh_user/testApp *
 			120102 var2  22          gh_user/testApp *
 		` + '\n',
-			),
 		);
-		expect(err.join('')).to.equal('');
 	});
 
 	it('should successfully list config vars for a test fleet', async () => {