diff --git a/packages/twenty-server/src/database/commands/command-runners/__tests__/__snapshots__/upgrade.command-runner.spec.ts.snap b/packages/twenty-server/src/database/commands/command-runners/__tests__/__snapshots__/upgrade.command-runner.spec.ts.snap
index 0eb2ea903..652d7bbe3 100644
--- a/packages/twenty-server/src/database/commands/command-runners/__tests__/__snapshots__/upgrade.command-runner.spec.ts.snap
+++ b/packages/twenty-server/src/database/commands/command-runners/__tests__/__snapshots__/upgrade.command-runner.spec.ts.snap
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // Jest Snapshot v1, https://goo.gl/fbAQLP
 
-exports[`UpgradeCommandRunner Workspace upgrade should fail when APP_VERSION is not defined 1`] = `[Error: Cannot run upgrade command when APP_VERSION is not defined]`;
+exports[`UpgradeCommandRunner Workspace upgrade should fail when APP_VERSION is not defined 1`] = `[Error: Cannot run upgrade command when APP_VERSION is not defined, please double check your env variables]`;
 
 exports[`UpgradeCommandRunner Workspace upgrade should fail when workspace version is not defined 1`] = `[Error: WORKSPACE_VERSION_NOT_DEFINED to=2.0.0]`;
 
diff --git a/packages/twenty-server/src/database/commands/command-runners/upgrade.command-runner.ts b/packages/twenty-server/src/database/commands/command-runners/upgrade.command-runner.ts
index 81dbf7695..4157d673b 100644
--- a/packages/twenty-server/src/database/commands/command-runners/upgrade.command-runner.ts
+++ b/packages/twenty-server/src/database/commands/command-runners/upgrade.command-runner.ts
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ export abstract class UpgradeCommandRunner extends ActiveOrSuspendedWorkspacesMi
   }: ValidateWorkspaceVersionEqualsWorkspaceFromVersionOrThrowArgs): Promise<CompareVersionMajorAndMinorReturnType> {
     if (!isDefined(appVersion)) {
       throw new Error(
-        'Cannot run upgrade command when APP_VERSION is not defined',
+        'Cannot run upgrade command when APP_VERSION is not defined, please double check your env variables',
       );
     }