diff --git a/packages/framework/src/Foundation/Internal/LoadConfiguration.php b/packages/framework/src/Foundation/Internal/LoadConfiguration.php
index d3ec0b705e2..9413fd0d768 100644
--- a/packages/framework/src/Foundation/Internal/LoadConfiguration.php
+++ b/packages/framework/src/Foundation/Internal/LoadConfiguration.php
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ private function loadRuntimeConfiguration(Application $app, RepositoryContract $
         }
     }
 
-    protected function getEnv(string $name): string|false
+    protected function getEnv(string $name): string|false|null
     {
         return getenv($name);
     }
diff --git a/packages/framework/tests/Unit/LoadConfigurationTest.php b/packages/framework/tests/Unit/LoadConfigurationTest.php
index f37e13f0c26..a6ce24ef142 100644
--- a/packages/framework/tests/Unit/LoadConfigurationTest.php
+++ b/packages/framework/tests/Unit/LoadConfigurationTest.php
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ public function __construct(array $env)
         $this->env = $env;
     }
 
-    protected function getEnv(string $name): string|false
+    protected function getEnv(string $name): string|false|null
     {
         return $this->env[$name];
     }