diff --git a/packages/nx/bin/nx.ts b/packages/nx/bin/nx.ts
index 788fc966680f8c..6851730d816cf2 100644
--- a/packages/nx/bin/nx.ts
+++ b/packages/nx/bin/nx.ts
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ function main() {
  * - .env.local
  */
 function loadDotEnvFiles() {
-  for (const file of ['.env', '.local.env', '.env.local']) {
+  for (const file of ['.local.env', '.env.local', '.env']) {
     loadDotEnvFile({
       path: file,
     });
diff --git a/packages/nx/src/tasks-runner/forked-process-task-runner.ts b/packages/nx/src/tasks-runner/forked-process-task-runner.ts
index d29db90ffe70b5..f91a0631fe7900 100644
--- a/packages/nx/src/tasks-runner/forked-process-task-runner.ts
+++ b/packages/nx/src/tasks-runner/forked-process-task-runner.ts
@@ -437,9 +437,9 @@ export class ForkedProcessTaskRunner {
       `.${task.target.target}.env`,
 
       // Load base DotEnv Files at workspace root
-      `.env`,
       `.local.env`,
       `.env.local`,
+      `.env`,
     ];
 
     for (const file of dotEnvFiles) {