diff --git a/src/Console/CreateProviderCommand.php b/src/Console/CreateProviderCommand.php
index 9c6f790e..eaa0e6e4 100644
--- a/src/Console/CreateProviderCommand.php
+++ b/src/Console/CreateProviderCommand.php
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ private function addEnvironmentVariables(): void
         }
 
         $dotEnvContents = file_get_contents(
-            filename: base_path('.env.example')
+            filename: base_path('.env')
         );
 
         if (