diff --git a/src/coordinator.py b/src/coordinator.py
index cb011f1..948a03a 100644
--- a/src/coordinator.py
+++ b/src/coordinator.py
@@ -47,13 +47,18 @@ class Coordinator:
             env_files.append(EnvFile(env_path=env_path, config=config, env_type=env_type))
         return env_files
 
-    def _get_dependency_rules(self, env_files: list[EnvFile]):
+    def _get_dependency_rules(self, env_files: list[EnvFile]) -> list[DependencyRule]:
+        dependency_rules: list[DependencyRule] = []
         for env_file in env_files:
             child_runner_class = RUNNER_DICT[env_file.env_type]
             print(child_runner_class.name)
             for dependency in child_runner_class.dependencies:
                 print("dependency", dependency.name)
+                dependency_rule = DependencyRule(child=child_runner_class.name, dependency=dependency.name)
+                dependency_rules.append(dependency_rule)
+        print(dependency_rules)
         exit()
+        return dependency_rules
 
     def setup_test(self) -> None:
         logger.info("calling setup_test()")
diff --git a/src/env_file_helper.py b/src/env_file_helper.py
index 361dca0..944651e 100644
--- a/src/env_file_helper.py
+++ b/src/env_file_helper.py
@@ -12,12 +12,12 @@ class EnvFile(NamedTuple):
 
 class DependencyRule(NamedTuple):
     child: str
-    parent: str
+    dependency: str
 
 
 def _is_rule_satisfied(in_list: list, rule: DependencyRule) -> bool:
     child_index = in_list.index(rule.child)
-    parent_index = in_list.index(rule.parent)
+    parent_index = in_list.index(rule.dependency)
     return parent_index < child_index
 
 
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ def sort_env_files_by_rule(env_list: list, rules: list[DependencyRule]) -> list:
                 rule_satisfied.append(True)
             else:
                 rule_satisfied.append(False)
-                parent_index = in_list.index(rule.parent)
+                parent_index = in_list.index(rule.dependency)
                 swap_item_with_previous(in_list, parent_index)
         if all(rule_satisfied):
             return in_list