diff --git a/packages/core/admin/server/config/api-token.js b/packages/core/admin/server/config/api-token.js
index e79ab9d97b..087170683a 100644
--- a/packages/core/admin/server/config/api-token.js
+++ b/packages/core/admin/server/config/api-token.js
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 'use strict';
 
-module.exports = ({ env }) => ({
+const { env } = require('@strapi/utils');
+
+module.exports = {
   salt: env('API_TOKEN_SALT'),
-});
+};
diff --git a/packages/core/admin/server/services/__tests__/api-token.test.js b/packages/core/admin/server/services/__tests__/api-token.test.js
index 63c4496ba1..c52a31c8a2 100644
--- a/packages/core/admin/server/services/__tests__/api-token.test.js
+++ b/packages/core/admin/server/services/__tests__/api-token.test.js
@@ -94,7 +94,10 @@ describe('API Token', () => {
 
       apiTokenService.createSaltIfNotDefined();
 
-      expect(mockedAppendFile).toHaveBeenCalled();
+      expect(mockedAppendFile).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        '.env',
+        `API_TOKEN_SALT=${mockedApiToken.hexedString}\n`
+      );
       expect(mockedConfigSet).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
         'server.admin.api-token.salt',
         mockedApiToken.hexedString