diff --git a/config/application.php b/config/application.php
index d558a856a2..b108e5ea34 100644
--- a/config/application.php
+++ b/config/application.php
@@ -27,8 +27,9 @@
 
 /**
  * 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);
+$dotenv = Dotenv\Dotenv::createUnsafeImmutable($root_dir, ['.env', '.env.local'], false);
 if (file_exists($root_dir . '/.env')) {
     $dotenv->load();
     $dotenv->required(['WP_HOME', 'WP_SITEURL']);