diff --git a/datamodels/2.x/itop-portal-base/portal/config/bootstrap.php b/datamodels/2.x/itop-portal-base/portal/config/bootstrap.php
index eb79bf4fc7..6aa0c77cdc 100644
--- a/datamodels/2.x/itop-portal-base/portal/config/bootstrap.php
+++ b/datamodels/2.x/itop-portal-base/portal/config/bootstrap.php
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ if (file_exists(dirname(__DIR__).'/.env.local.php')) {
 
 	// load all the .env files
 	if (method_exists($oDotenv, 'loadEnv')) {
-		$oDotenv->loadEnv($sPath);
+		$oDotenv->loadEnv($sPath, null, 'prod');
 	} else {
 		// fallback code in case your Dotenv component is not 4.2 or higher (when loadEnv() was added)