diff --git a/bin/platformsh_prestart_cacheclear.sh b/bin/platformsh_prestart_cacheclear.sh
index 716cd48080..7addfe0e77 100755
--- a/bin/platformsh_prestart_cacheclear.sh
+++ b/bin/platformsh_prestart_cacheclear.sh
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@
 set -e
 
 #date
-echo "removing var/cache/${SYMFONY_ENV}/*.* to avoid Symfony container issues on interface changes"
-rm -Rf var/cache/${SYMFONY_ENV}/*.*
+echo "removing var/cache/${SYMFONY_ENV-dev}/*.* to avoid Symfony container issues on interface changes"
+rm -Rf var/cache/${SYMFONY_ENV-dev}/*.*
 #date
 echo "clearing application cache"
 php bin/console cache:clear