diff --git a/lib/core-common/src/utils/has-dotenv.ts b/lib/core-common/src/utils/has-dotenv.ts
index 34715b91daa6..41e209e14a88 100644
--- a/lib/core-common/src/utils/has-dotenv.ts
+++ b/lib/core-common/src/utils/has-dotenv.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
 import fs from 'fs';
 import path from 'path';
 
-// https://github.com/mrsteele/dotenv-webpack/blob/master/src/index.js#L34
-const DOTENV_FILE = path.join('.', '.env');
-
 /**
  * Is there a .env file in the current directory?
+ *
  * This is the default behavior of `dotenv-webpack-plugin`
+ * https://github.com/mrsteele/dotenv-webpack/blob/master/src/index.js#L34
  */
-export const hasDotenv = () => fs.existsSync(DOTENV_FILE);
+export const hasDotenv = () => fs.existsSync(path.join('.', '.env'));