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if span> -z &; then
  MY_SCRIPT_VARIABLE="Some default value because DEPLOY_ENV is undefined"
else
  MY_SCRIPT_VARIABLE="${DEPLOY_ENV}"
fi

# or using a short-hand version

span> -z & && MyVar='default' || MyVar="${DEPLOY_ENV}"

# or even shorter use

MyVar="${DEPLOY_ENV:-default_value}"