diff --git a/docker-run.sh b/docker-run.sh
index 1e12f44bc..ceceb5ba2 100644
--- a/docker-run.sh
+++ b/docker-run.sh
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 ls -al envs
+cat envs/.env.prod
 APP_ENV=$APP_ENV yarn build:preview && yarn start
diff --git a/packages/env-loader/src/env-file.ts b/packages/env-loader/src/env-file.ts
index 50e5f6689..7ff0758cf 100644
--- a/packages/env-loader/src/env-file.ts
+++ b/packages/env-loader/src/env-file.ts
@@ -27,6 +27,14 @@ export const getEnvFileVars = (appEnv?: string): EnvVars => {
   //  Load env vars from `.env.${process.env.APP_ENV}` if it exists,
   //  otherwise load env vars from `.env.local` if it exists.
   if (appEnv && fs.existsSync(`envs/.env.${appEnv}`)) {
+    try {
+      fs.accessSync(`envs/.env.${appEnv}`, fs.constants.R_OK)
+      // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
+      console.log('can read')
+    } catch (err) {
+      // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
+      console.error(`no access: ${err}`)
+    }
     return loadEnvVarsFromPath(`envs/.env.${appEnv}`)
   } else if (fs.existsSync('envs/.env.local')) {
     return loadEnvVarsFromPath(`envs/.env.local`)