diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index f5084d0f26..745b444476 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ docker-check-contracts:
 	@docker run --rm --platform $(COSMWASM_OPTIMIZER_PLATFORM) \
 	  -v $(CURDIR):/code --workdir /code \
 	  --entrypoint /bin/sh \
-	  $(COSMWASM_OPTIMIZER_IMAGE) -lc "cargo install cosmwasm-check && cosmwasm-check contracts/artifacts/*.wasm"
+	  $(COSMWASM_OPTIMIZER_IMAGE) -lc '. "$$HOME/.cargo/env" && cargo install cosmwasm-check && cosmwasm-check contracts/artifacts/*.wasm'
 
 wasm-opt-contracts:
 	@for WASM in $(WASM_CONTRACT_DIR)/*.wasm; do \