diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7c8a8a0738..eb047c56a3 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 
 ### Fixes
 
+- Warnings when .env.sentry-build-plugin is not set on Sentry/CLI ([#5029](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-react-native/pull/5029))
 - Fix for `sentry-cli` path discovery not working on Android ([#5009](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-react-native/pull/5009))
 - Export `addIntegration` from `@sentry/core` ([#5020](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-react-native/pull/5020))
 
diff --git a/packages/core/scripts/expo-upload-sourcemaps.js b/packages/core/scripts/expo-upload-sourcemaps.js
index c282adeb3f..8c4680d196 100755
--- a/packages/core/scripts/expo-upload-sourcemaps.js
+++ b/packages/core/scripts/expo-upload-sourcemaps.js
@@ -129,7 +129,10 @@ try {
   console.warn(error);
 }
 
-loadDotenv(path.join(projectRoot, '.env.sentry-build-plugin'));
+const sentryBuildPluginPath = path.join(projectRoot, '.env.sentry-build-plugin');
+if (fs.existsSync(sentryBuildPluginPath)) {
+  loadDotenv();
+}
 
 let sentryOrg = getEnvVar(SENTRY_ORG);
 let sentryUrl = getEnvVar(SENTRY_URL);
diff --git a/packages/core/scripts/sentry-xcode-debug-files.sh b/packages/core/scripts/sentry-xcode-debug-files.sh
index 0aa43a5763..9ebf0ae2bc 100755
--- a/packages/core/scripts/sentry-xcode-debug-files.sh
+++ b/packages/core/scripts/sentry-xcode-debug-files.sh
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ LOCAL_NODE_BINARY=${NODE_BINARY:-node}
 RN_PROJECT_ROOT="${PROJECT_DIR}/.."
 
 [ -z "$SENTRY_PROPERTIES" ] && export SENTRY_PROPERTIES=sentry.properties
-[ -z "$SENTRY_DOTENV_PATH" ] && export SENTRY_DOTENV_PATH="$RN_PROJECT_ROOT/.env.sentry-build-plugin"
+[ -z "$SENTRY_DOTENV_PATH" ] && [ -f "$RN_PROJECT_ROOT/.env.sentry-build-plugin" ] && export SENTRY_DOTENV_PATH="$RN_PROJECT_ROOT/.env.sentry-build-plugin"
 
 [ -z "$SENTRY_CLI_EXECUTABLE" ] && SENTRY_CLI_PACKAGE_PATH=$("$LOCAL_NODE_BINARY" --print "require('path').dirname(require.resolve('@sentry/cli/package.json'))")
 [ -z "$SOURCEMAP_FILE" ] && export SOURCEMAP_FILE="$DERIVED_FILE_DIR/main.jsbundle.map"
diff --git a/packages/core/scripts/sentry-xcode.sh b/packages/core/scripts/sentry-xcode.sh
index 3f96ea856a..d8d4734773 100755
--- a/packages/core/scripts/sentry-xcode.sh
+++ b/packages/core/scripts/sentry-xcode.sh
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ LOCAL_NODE_BINARY=${NODE_BINARY:-node}
 RN_PROJECT_ROOT="${PROJECT_DIR}/.."
 
 [ -z "$SENTRY_PROPERTIES" ] && export SENTRY_PROPERTIES=sentry.properties
-[ -z "$SENTRY_DOTENV_PATH" ] && export SENTRY_DOTENV_PATH="$RN_PROJECT_ROOT/.env.sentry-build-plugin"
+[ -z "$SENTRY_DOTENV_PATH" ] && [ -f "$RN_PROJECT_ROOT/.env.sentry-build-plugin" ] && export SENTRY_DOTENV_PATH="$RN_PROJECT_ROOT/.env.sentry-build-plugin"
 [ -z "$SOURCEMAP_FILE" ] && export SOURCEMAP_FILE="$DERIVED_FILE_DIR/main.jsbundle.map"
 
 if [ -z "$SENTRY_CLI_EXECUTABLE" ]; then
diff --git a/packages/core/sentry.gradle b/packages/core/sentry.gradle
index a11837ce84..a461813e8f 100644
--- a/packages/core/sentry.gradle
+++ b/packages/core/sentry.gradle
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ project.afterEvaluate {
 
                       project.logger.lifecycle("Sentry-CLI arguments: ${args}")
                       def osCompatibility = Os.isFamily(Os.FAMILY_WINDOWS) ? ['cmd', '/c', 'node'] : []
-                      if (!System.getenv('SENTRY_DOTENV_PATH')) {
+                      if (!System.getenv('SENTRY_DOTENV_PATH') && file("$reactRoot/.env.sentry-build-plugin").exists()) {
                           environment('SENTRY_DOTENV_PATH', "$reactRoot/.env.sentry-build-plugin")
                       }
                       commandLine(*osCompatibility, *args)