diff --git a/packages/core/scripts/expo-upload-sourcemaps.js b/packages/core/scripts/expo-upload-sourcemaps.js
index cc1cd623d1..d33afc95f6 100755
--- a/packages/core/scripts/expo-upload-sourcemaps.js
+++ b/packages/core/scripts/expo-upload-sourcemaps.js
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ try {
 
 const sentryBuildPluginPath = path.join(projectRoot, '.env.sentry-build-plugin');
 if (fs.existsSync(sentryBuildPluginPath)) {
-  loadDotenv();
+  loadDotenv(sentryBuildPluginPath);
 }
 
 let sentryOrg = getEnvVar(SENTRY_ORG);