diff --git a/packages/backend/package.json b/packages/backend/package.json
index 21ab51d..e9767ca 100644
--- a/packages/backend/package.json
+++ b/packages/backend/package.json
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@backstage/backend-common": "^0.21.7",
     "@backstage/backend-defaults": "^0.2.17",
+    "@backstage/backend-plugin-api": "^0.6.17",
     "@backstage/backend-tasks": "^0.5.22",
     "@backstage/config": "^1.2.0",
     "@backstage/plugin-app-backend": "^0.3.65",
@@ -33,6 +34,8 @@
     "@backstage/plugin-permission-node": "^0.7.28",
     "@backstage/plugin-proxy-backend": "^0.4.15",
     "@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-backend": "^1.22.4",
+    "@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-backend-module-github": "^0.2.7",
+    "@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-node": "^0.4.3",
     "@backstage/plugin-search-backend": "^1.5.7",
     "@backstage/plugin-search-backend-module-catalog": "^0.1.22",
     "@backstage/plugin-search-backend-module-techdocs": "^0.1.22",
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/actions/get-environment.ts b/packages/backend/src/actions/get-environment.ts
index 414c805..f6ed1fa 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/actions/get-environment.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/actions/get-environment.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,16 @@
-import { createTemplateAction } from '@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-backend';
+import {
+  createBackendModule,
+  coreServices,
+} from '@backstage/backend-plugin-api';
+import { scaffolderActionsExtensionPoint } from '@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-node/alpha';
+import { createTemplateAction } from '@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-node';
 
 interface EnvironmentAction {
   orgId: string
-  awsRegion: string
   cloudProvider: string
 }
 
-export function createGetEnvironmentAction({ orgId, awsRegion, cloudProvider }: EnvironmentAction) {
+export function createGetEnvironmentAction({ orgId, cloudProvider }: EnvironmentAction) {
   return createTemplateAction({
     id: 'backend:get-environment',
     schema: {
@@ -16,9 +20,6 @@ export function createGetEnvironmentAction({ orgId, awsRegion, cloudProvider }:
           orgId: {
             type: 'string'
           },
-          awsRegion: {
-            type: 'string'
-          },
           cloudProvider: {
             type: 'string'
           },
@@ -30,7 +31,6 @@ export function createGetEnvironmentAction({ orgId, awsRegion, cloudProvider }:
     },
     handler: async (ctx) => {
       ctx.output('orgId', orgId);
-      ctx.output('awsRegion', awsRegion);
       ctx.output('cloudProvider', cloudProvider);
 
       let githubOIDCCustomization
@@ -44,3 +44,25 @@ export function createGetEnvironmentAction({ orgId, awsRegion, cloudProvider }:
     },
   });
 }
+
+
+export default createBackendModule({
+  moduleId: 'get-environment-scaffolder-module',
+  pluginId: 'scaffolder',
+  register({ registerInit }) {
+    registerInit({
+      deps: {
+        scaffolderActions: scaffolderActionsExtensionPoint,
+        config: coreServices.rootConfig,
+      },
+      async init({ scaffolderActions, config }) {
+        scaffolderActions.addActions(
+          createGetEnvironmentAction({
+            orgId: config.getString('humanitec.orgId'),
+            cloudProvider: config.getString('cloudProvider'),
+          }),
+        );
+      },
+    });
+  },
+});
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/index.ts b/packages/backend/src/index.ts
index ad2603d..65a895b 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/index.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ const backend = createBackend();
 
 backend.add(import('@backstage/plugin-app-backend/alpha'));
 backend.add(import('@backstage/plugin-proxy-backend/alpha'));
-backend.add(import('@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-backend/alpha'));
 backend.add(import('@backstage/plugin-techdocs-backend/alpha'));
 
 // auth plugin
@@ -38,8 +37,15 @@ backend.add(import('@backstage/plugin-search-backend/alpha'));
 backend.add(import('@backstage/plugin-search-backend-module-catalog/alpha'));
 backend.add(import('@backstage/plugin-search-backend-module-techdocs/alpha'));
 
+// scaffolder plugin
+backend.add(import('@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-backend/alpha'));
+backend.add(import('@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-backend-module-github'));
+// backend:get-environment used in humanitec templates
+backend.add(import('./actions/get-environment'));
+
 // humanitec
 backend.add(import('@humanitec/backstage-plugin-backend'));
 backend.add(import('@humanitec/backstage-plugin-scaffolder-backend-module'));
 
+
 backend.start();