diff --git a/packages/wxt/src/core/utils/env.ts b/packages/wxt/src/core/utils/env.ts
index 27127c06..a6a65ae3 100644
--- a/packages/wxt/src/core/utils/env.ts
+++ b/packages/wxt/src/core/utils/env.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@ import { config } from 'dotenv';
  */
 export function loadEnv(mode: string) {
   return config({
-    path: [`.env`, `.env.local`, `.env.${mode}`, `.env.${mode}.local`],
+    path: [`.env.${mode}.local`, `.env.${mode}`, `.env.local`, `.env`],
   });
 }