diff --git a/frameworks/react-cra/add-ons/drizzle/assets/drizzle.config.ts.ejs b/frameworks/react-cra/add-ons/drizzle/assets/drizzle.config.ts.ejs
index d9b9a7eb..27e38161 100644
--- a/frameworks/react-cra/add-ons/drizzle/assets/drizzle.config.ts.ejs
+++ b/frameworks/react-cra/add-ons/drizzle/assets/drizzle.config.ts.ejs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { config } from "dotenv";
 import { defineConfig } from 'drizzle-kit';
 
-config();
+config({ path: '.env.local' });
 
 export default defineConfig({
   out: "./drizzle",