diff --git a/src/commands/_shared.ts b/src/commands/_shared.ts
index e8c86f81d..936c4cf25 100644
--- a/src/commands/_shared.ts
+++ b/src/commands/_shared.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,13 @@ export const envNameArgs = {
   },
 } as const
 
+export const dotEnvArgs = {
+  dotenv: {
+    type: 'string',
+    description: 'Path to .env file',
+  },
+} as const
+
 export const legacyRootDirArgs = {
   rootDir: {
     type: 'positional',
diff --git a/src/commands/analyze.ts b/src/commands/analyze.ts
index c5c4c129a..e57a938f7 100644
--- a/src/commands/analyze.ts
+++ b/src/commands/analyze.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import { defineCommand } from 'citty'
 import { loadKit } from '../utils/kit'
 import { clearDir } from '../utils/fs'
 import { overrideEnv } from '../utils/env'
-import { sharedArgs, legacyRootDirArgs } from './_shared'
+import { sharedArgs, legacyRootDirArgs, dotEnvArgs } from './_shared'
 
 export default defineCommand({
   meta: {
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ export default defineCommand({
   args: {
     ...sharedArgs,
     ...legacyRootDirArgs,
+    ...dotEnvArgs,
     name: {
       type: 'string',
       description: 'Name of the analysis',
@@ -42,6 +43,10 @@ export default defineCommand({
 
     const nuxt = await loadNuxt({
       cwd,
+      dotenv: {
+        cwd,
+        fileName: ctx.args.dotenv,
+      },
       overrides: defu(ctx.data?.overrides, {
         build: {
           analyze: {
diff --git a/src/commands/build.ts b/src/commands/build.ts
index e26452a58..4703a6a48 100644
--- a/src/commands/build.ts
+++ b/src/commands/build.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { loadKit } from '../utils/kit'
 import { clearBuildDir } from '../utils/fs'
 import { overrideEnv } from '../utils/env'
 import { showVersions } from '../utils/banner'
-import { sharedArgs, envNameArgs, legacyRootDirArgs } from './_shared'
+import { sharedArgs, envNameArgs, legacyRootDirArgs, dotEnvArgs } from './_shared'
 
 export default defineCommand({
   meta: {
@@ -23,10 +23,7 @@ export default defineCommand({
       type: 'string',
       description: 'Nitro server preset',
     },
-    dotenv: {
-      type: 'string',
-      description: 'Path to .env file',
-    },
+    ...dotEnvArgs,
     ...envNameArgs,
     ...legacyRootDirArgs,
   },
diff --git a/src/commands/dev.ts b/src/commands/dev.ts
index 688359959..c6918731b 100644
--- a/src/commands/dev.ts
+++ b/src/commands/dev.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import { loadKit } from '../utils/kit'
 import { importModule } from '../utils/esm'
 import { overrideEnv } from '../utils/env'
 import type { NuxtDevContext, NuxtDevIPCMessage } from '../utils/dev'
-import { sharedArgs, envNameArgs, legacyRootDirArgs } from './_shared'
+import { sharedArgs, envNameArgs, legacyRootDirArgs, dotEnvArgs } from './_shared'
 
 const forkSupported = !isBun && !isTest
 
@@ -31,10 +31,7 @@ const command = defineCommand({
     ...envNameArgs,
     ...legacyRootDirArgs,
     ...getListhenArgs(),
-    dotenv: {
-      type: 'string',
-      description: 'Path to .env file',
-    },
+    ...dotEnvArgs,
     clear: {
       type: 'boolean',
       description: 'Clear console on restart',
diff --git a/src/commands/generate.ts b/src/commands/generate.ts
index f94eeb726..311459211 100644
--- a/src/commands/generate.ts
+++ b/src/commands/generate.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { defineCommand } from 'citty'
 import buildCommand from './build'
 
-import { sharedArgs, envNameArgs, legacyRootDirArgs } from './_shared'
+import { sharedArgs, envNameArgs, legacyRootDirArgs, dotEnvArgs } from './_shared'
 
 export default defineCommand({
   meta: {
@@ -12,10 +12,7 @@ export default defineCommand({
     ...sharedArgs,
     ...envNameArgs,
     ...legacyRootDirArgs,
-    dotenv: {
-      type: 'string',
-      description: 'Path to .env file',
-    },
+    ...dotEnvArgs,
   },
   async run(ctx) {
     ctx.args.prerender = true
diff --git a/src/commands/prepare.ts b/src/commands/prepare.ts
index 228182504..2d01368c0 100644
--- a/src/commands/prepare.ts
+++ b/src/commands/prepare.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import { defineCommand } from 'citty'
 import { clearBuildDir } from '../utils/fs'
 import { loadKit } from '../utils/kit'
 
-import { sharedArgs, envNameArgs, legacyRootDirArgs } from './_shared'
+import { sharedArgs, envNameArgs, legacyRootDirArgs, dotEnvArgs } from './_shared'
 
 export default defineCommand({
   meta: {
@@ -15,10 +15,7 @@ export default defineCommand({
     description: 'Prepare Nuxt for development/build',
   },
   args: {
-    dotenv: {
-      type: 'string',
-      description: 'Path to .env file',
-    },
+    ...dotEnvArgs,
     ...sharedArgs,
     ...envNameArgs,
     ...legacyRootDirArgs,
diff --git a/src/commands/preview.ts b/src/commands/preview.ts
index f2d7fdf8f..2c35a2250 100644
--- a/src/commands/preview.ts
+++ b/src/commands/preview.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import { box, colors } from 'consola/utils'
 import { defineCommand } from 'citty'
 import { loadKit } from '../utils/kit'
 
-import { sharedArgs, envNameArgs, legacyRootDirArgs } from './_shared'
+import { sharedArgs, envNameArgs, legacyRootDirArgs, dotEnvArgs } from './_shared'
 
 export default defineCommand({
   meta: {
@@ -19,10 +19,7 @@ export default defineCommand({
     ...sharedArgs,
     ...envNameArgs,
     ...legacyRootDirArgs,
-    dotenv: {
-      type: 'string',
-      description: 'Path to .env file',
-    },
+    ...dotEnvArgs,
   },
   async run(ctx) {
     process.env.NODE_ENV = process.env.NODE_ENV || 'production'