diff --git a/config/application.php b/config/application.php
index d5d74acc3d..7a445fd329 100644
--- a/config/application.php
+++ b/config/application.php
@@ -29,7 +29,12 @@
  * Use Dotenv to set required environment variables and load .env file in root
  * .env.local will override .env if it exists
  */
-$dotenv = Dotenv\Dotenv::createUnsafeImmutable($root_dir, ['.env', '.env.local'], false);
+$repository = Dotenv\Repository\RepositoryBuilder::createWithNoAdapters()
+    ->addAdapter(Dotenv\Repository\Adapter\EnvConstAdapter::class)
+    ->immutable()
+    ->make();
+
+$dotenv = Dotenv\Dotenv::create($repository, $root_dir, ['.env', '.env.local'], false);
 if (file_exists($root_dir . '/.env')) {
     $dotenv->load();
     $dotenv->required(['WP_HOME', 'WP_SITEURL']);