diff --git a/tools/local-env/scripts/install.js b/tools/local-env/scripts/install.js
index 61a4eebce8..a0a7914ca6 100644
--- a/tools/local-env/scripts/install.js
+++ b/tools/local-env/scripts/install.js
@@ -10,11 +10,11 @@ wp_cli( 'config create --dbname=wordpress_develop --dbuser=root --dbpass=passwor
 
 // Add the debug settings to wp-config.php.
 // Windows requires this to be done as an additional step, rather than using the --extra-php option in the previous step.
-wp_cli( `config set WP_DEBUG ${process.env.LOCAL_WP_DEBUG} --raw` );
-wp_cli( `config set WP_DEBUG_LOG ${process.env.LOCAL_WP_DEBUG_LOG} --raw` );
-wp_cli( `config set WP_DEBUG_DISPLAY ${process.env.LOCAL_WP_DEBUG_DISPLAY} --raw` );
-wp_cli( `config set SCRIPT_DEBUG ${process.env.LOCAL_SCRIPT_DEBUG} --raw` );
-wp_cli( `config set WP_ENVIRONMENT_TYPE ${process.env.LOCAL_WP_ENVIRONMENT_TYPE}` );
+wp_cli( `config set WP_DEBUG ${process.env.LOCAL_WP_DEBUG} --raw --type=constant` );
+wp_cli( `config set WP_DEBUG_LOG ${process.env.LOCAL_WP_DEBUG_LOG} --raw --type=constant` );
+wp_cli( `config set WP_DEBUG_DISPLAY ${process.env.LOCAL_WP_DEBUG_DISPLAY} --raw --type=constant` );
+wp_cli( `config set SCRIPT_DEBUG ${process.env.LOCAL_SCRIPT_DEBUG} --raw --type=constant` );
+wp_cli( `config set WP_ENVIRONMENT_TYPE ${process.env.LOCAL_WP_ENVIRONMENT_TYPE} --type=constant` );
 
 // Move wp-config.php to the base directory, so it doesn't get mixed up in the src or build directories.
 renameSync( 'src/wp-config.php', 'wp-config.php' );