diff --git a/examples/react/authenticated-routes-firebase/.env.example b/examples/react/authenticated-routes-firebase/.env.example
index 9ed8acffed2..e9b13d06f87 100644
--- a/examples/react/authenticated-routes-firebase/.env.example
+++ b/examples/react/authenticated-routes-firebase/.env.example
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # Firebase Configuration: Copy this file to `.env.local` and add your Firebase credentials
 # Obtain these values from your Firebase Console (see README.md for detailed setup instructions)
-VITE_FIREBASE_API_KEY=
-VITE_FIREBASE_AUTH_DOMAIN=
-VITE_FIREBASE_PROJECT_ID=
-VITE_FIREBASE_STORAGE_BUCKET=
-VITE_FIREBASE_MESSAGING_SENDER_ID=
-VITE_FIREBASE_APP_ID=
+VITE_PUBLIC_FIREBASE_API_KEY=
+VITE_PUBLIC_FIREBASE_AUTH_DOMAIN=
+VITE_PUBLIC_FIREBASE_PROJECT_ID=
+VITE_PUBLIC_FIREBASE_STORAGE_BUCKET=
+VITE_PUBLIC_FIREBASE_MESSAGING_SENDER_ID=
+VITE_PUBLIC_FIREBASE_APP_ID=
diff --git a/examples/react/authenticated-routes-firebase/src/vite.d.ts b/examples/react/authenticated-routes-firebase/src/vite.d.ts
index f6c9d7f9051..775f54ec0fb 100644
--- a/examples/react/authenticated-routes-firebase/src/vite.d.ts
+++ b/examples/react/authenticated-routes-firebase/src/vite.d.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 /// <reference types="vite/client" />
 
 interface ImportMetaEnv {
-  readonly VITE_FIREBASE_API_KEY: string
-  readonly VITE_FIREBASE_AUTH_DOMAIN: string
-  readonly VITE_FIREBASE_PROJECT_ID: string
-  readonly VITE_FIREBASE_STORAGE_BUCKET: string
-  readonly VITE_FIREBASE_MESSAGING_SENDER_ID: string
-  readonly VITE_FIREBASE_APP_ID: string
+  readonly VITE_PUBLIC_FIREBASE_API_KEY: string
+  readonly VITE_PUBLIC_FIREBASE_AUTH_DOMAIN: string
+  readonly VITE_PUBLIC_FIREBASE_PROJECT_ID: string
+  readonly VITE_PUBLIC_FIREBASE_STORAGE_BUCKET: string
+  readonly VITE_PUBLIC_FIREBASE_MESSAGING_SENDER_ID: string
+  readonly VITE_PUBLIC_FIREBASE_APP_ID: string
 }
 
 interface ImportMeta {