diff --git a/packages/app-tests/playwright.config.ts b/packages/app-tests/playwright.config.ts
index c54aefb24..0796bb1e1 100644
--- a/packages/app-tests/playwright.config.ts
+++ b/packages/app-tests/playwright.config.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,13 @@ import { defineConfig, devices } from '@playwright/test';
 import dotenv from 'dotenv';
 import path from 'path';
 
-dotenv.config({ path: path.resolve(__dirname, '../../', '.env.local') });
+const ENV_FILES = ['.env', '.env.local', `.env.${process.env.NODE_ENV || 'development'}`];
+
+ENV_FILES.forEach((file) => {
+  dotenv.config({
+    path: path.join(__dirname, `../../${file}`),
+  });
+});
 
 /**
  * See https://playwright.dev/docs/test-configuration.
diff --git a/turbo.json b/turbo.json
index ecc1f89fb..8d6142ced 100644
--- a/turbo.json
+++ b/turbo.json
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@
     "VERCEL",
     "VERCEL_ENV",
     "VERCEL_URL",
+    "NODE_ENV",
     "DEPLOYMENT_TARGET",
     "FONT_CAVEAT_URI",
     "POSTGRES_URL",