diff --git a/config/app.php b/config/app.php
index 1983b7149..b83860045 100644
--- a/config/app.php
+++ b/config/app.php
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 use Cake\Database\Driver\Mysql;
 use Cake\Log\Engine\FileLog;
 use Cake\Mailer\Transport\MailTransport;
+use function Cake\Core\env;
 
 return [
     /*
diff --git a/config/app_local.example.php b/config/app_local.example.php
index 8bdb855dd..b4fd7ddc5 100644
--- a/config/app_local.example.php
+++ b/config/app_local.example.php
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 <?php
+
+use function Cake\Core\env;
+
 /*
  * Local configuration file to provide any overrides to your app.php configuration.
  * Copy and save this file as app_local.php and make changes as required.
diff --git a/config/bootstrap.php b/config/bootstrap.php
index fa6709694..a7ca15708 100644
--- a/config/bootstrap.php
+++ b/config/bootstrap.php
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
 use Cake\Mailer\TransportFactory;
 use Cake\Routing\Router;
 use Cake\Utility\Security;
+use function Cake\Core\env;
 
 /*
  * Load global functions for collections, translations, debugging etc.