wp-env can’t find wp-config.php docker issue

My wp-env wordpress docker container seemed to be working fine for me a while back. I downloaded a new version of the site and run a
wp-env start
with –config variables
but i keep getting a

Error: 'wp-config.php' not found.
Either create one manually or use <code>wp config create</code>.

Even after I install wp-cli and do a

wp config create

Anybody have experience with this ? I’m at a loss.
And yes, i’ve done a
chmod 644 wp-config.php
I had an existing wp-config.php but got the same error so i deleted it and created a new one. Then the new one gave me the same error …