diff --git a/ee/api/entrypoint.sh b/ee/api/entrypoint.sh
index cd09d8fc1..60396491c 100755
--- a/ee/api/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/ee/api/entrypoint.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-. env_vars.sh
+bash env_vars.sh
+source .env.override
 cd sourcemap-reader
 nohup npm start &> /tmp/sourcemap-reader.log &
 cd ..
diff --git a/ee/api/env_vars.sh b/ee/api/env_vars.sh
index 7789501e4..5892bd10c 100755
--- a/ee/api/env_vars.sh
+++ b/ee/api/env_vars.sh
@@ -6,9 +6,8 @@ else
   override=$ENV_CONFIG_OVERRIDE_PATH
   if [ -f "$override" ]; then
     cp $override .env.override
-    override=.env.override
-    source $override
   else
+    touch .env.override
     echo "$override does not exist."
   fi