diff --git a/server/env.ts b/server/env.ts
index 89576c498..0c025bde6 100644
--- a/server/env.ts
+++ b/server/env.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+/* eslint-disable no-console */
 // eslint-disable-next-line import/order
 import environment from "./utils/environment";
 import os from "os";
@@ -19,19 +20,20 @@ import Deprecated from "./models/decorators/Deprecated";
 import { getArg } from "./utils/args";
 
 export class Environment {
-  protected validationPromise;
-
   constructor() {
-    this.validationPromise = validate(this);
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Allows waiting on the environment to be validated.
-   *
-   * @returns A promise that resolves when the environment is validated.
-   */
-  public validate() {
-    return this.validationPromise;
+    process.nextTick(() => {
+      void validate(this).then((errors) => {
+        if (errors.length > 0) {
+          let output =
+            "Environment configuration is invalid, please check the following:\n\n";
+          output += errors.map(
+            (error) => "- " + Object.values(error.constraints ?? {}).join(", ")
+          );
+          console.warn(output);
+          process.exit(1);
+        }
+      });
+    });
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/server/index.ts b/server/index.ts
index ebc8c7d62..803ef9f93 100644
--- a/server/index.ts
+++ b/server/index.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import services from "./services";
 import { getArg } from "./utils/args";
 import { getSSLOptions } from "./utils/ssl";
 import { defaultRateLimiter } from "@server/middlewares/rateLimiter";
-import { checkEnv, checkPendingMigrations } from "./utils/startup";
+import { printEnv, checkPendingMigrations } from "./utils/startup";
 import { checkUpdates } from "./utils/updates";
 import onerror from "./onerror";
 import ShutdownHelper, { ShutdownOrder } from "./utils/ShutdownHelper";
@@ -48,8 +48,8 @@ if (env.SERVICES.includes("collaboration")) {
 // This function will only be called once in the original process
 async function master() {
   await checkConnection(sequelize);
-  await checkEnv();
   await checkPendingMigrations();
+  await printEnv();
 
   if (env.TELEMETRY && env.isProduction) {
     void checkUpdates();
diff --git a/server/utils/startup.ts b/server/utils/startup.ts
index 4a9a3e508..39bf8ec58 100644
--- a/server/utils/startup.ts
+++ b/server/utils/startup.ts
@@ -58,19 +58,7 @@ $ node ./build/server/scripts/20210226232041-migrate-authentication.js
   }
 }
 
-export async function checkEnv() {
-  await env.validate().then((errors) => {
-    if (errors.length > 0) {
-      Logger.warn(
-        "Environment configuration is invalid, please check the following:\n\n"
-      );
-      for (const error of errors) {
-        Logger.warn("- " + Object.values(error.constraints ?? {}).join(", "));
-      }
-      process.exit(1);
-    }
-  });
-
+export async function printEnv() {
   if (env.isProduction) {
     Logger.info(
       "lifecycle",