diff --git a/.changeset/fix-env-loading-precedence.md b/.changeset/fix-env-loading-precedence.md
new file mode 100644
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diff --git a/packages/cli-v3/src/utilities/dotEnv.ts b/packages/cli-v3/src/utilities/dotEnv.ts
index 83cb92822ab..7559ebf709c 100644
--- a/packages/cli-v3/src/utilities/dotEnv.ts
+++ b/packages/cli-v3/src/utilities/dotEnv.ts
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@ import { resolve } from "node:path";
 import { env } from "std-env";
 
 const ENVVAR_FILES = [
-  ".env",
-  ".env.development",
-  ".env.local",
   ".env.development.local",
+  ".env.local",
+  ".env.development",
   "dev.vars",
+  ".env",
 ];
 
 export function resolveDotEnvVars(cwd?: string, envFile?: string) {
diff --git a/packages/core/package.json b/packages/core/package.json
index 369b3266c7c..bd1469c83a4 100644
--- a/packages/core/package.json
+++ b/packages/core/package.json
@@ -583,4 +583,4 @@
   "main": "./dist/commonjs/index.js",
   "types": "./dist/commonjs/index.d.ts",
   "module": "./dist/esm/index.js"
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/core/src/v3/isomorphic/friendlyId.ts b/packages/core/src/v3/isomorphic/friendlyId.ts
index 90fa31bd573..660cc101206 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/v3/isomorphic/friendlyId.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/v3/isomorphic/friendlyId.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import { customAlphabet } from "nanoid";
-import cuid from "@bugsnag/cuid";
 
 const idGenerator = customAlphabet("123456789abcdefghijkmnopqrstuvwxyz", 21);
 
@@ -8,7 +7,7 @@ export function generateFriendlyId(prefix: string, size?: number) {
 }
 
 export function generateInternalId() {
-  return cuid();
+  return idGenerator();
 }
 
 /** Convert an internal ID to a friendly ID */
@@ -58,7 +57,7 @@ export function fromFriendlyId(friendlyId: string, expectedEntityName?: string):
 }
 
 export class IdUtil {
-  constructor(private entityName: string) {}
+  constructor(private entityName: string) { }
 
   generate() {
     const internalId = generateInternalId();