diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 78fb7f1..248bcb1 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ COMPOSE_PROJECT_NAME=laradock
 
 # Select a PHP version of the Workspace and PHP-FPM containers (Does not apply to HHVM).
 # Accepted values: 8.0 - 7.4 - 7.3 - 7.2 - 7.1 - 7.0 - 5.6
-PHP_VERSION=7.3
+PHP_VERSION=7.4
 
 ### Phalcon Version ###########################################
 
diff --git a/php-fpm/Dockerfile b/php-fpm/Dockerfile
index 1f99e72..06fa37c 100644
--- a/php-fpm/Dockerfile
+++ b/php-fpm/Dockerfile
@@ -636,6 +636,7 @@ RUN if [ ${INSTALL_IONCUBE} = true ]; then \
       && mv /tmp/ioncube/ioncube_loader_lin_${LARADOCK_PHP_VERSION}.so $(php -r "echo ini_get('extension_dir');")/ioncube_loader.so \
       && printf "zend_extension=ioncube_loader.so\n" > $PHP_INI_DIR/conf.d/0ioncube.ini \
       && rm -rf /tmp/ioncube* \
+      && php -m | grep -oiE '^ionCube Loader$' \
     ;fi \
 ;fi