diff --git a/connection/connection_params.ts b/connection/connection_params.ts
index d59b9ac..ef37479 100644
--- a/connection/connection_params.ts
+++ b/connection/connection_params.ts
@@ -420,7 +420,10 @@ export function createParams(
   try {
     pgEnv = getPgEnv();
   } catch (e) {
-    if (e instanceof Deno.errors.PermissionDenied) {
+    // In Deno v1, Deno permission errors resulted in a Deno.errors.PermissionDenied exception. In Deno v2, a new
+    // Deno.errors.NotCapable exception was added to replace this. The "in" check makes this code safe for both Deno
+    // 1 and Deno 2
+    if (e instanceof Deno.errors.PermissionDenied || ('NotCapable' in Deno.errors && e instanceof Deno.errors.NotCapable)) {
       has_env_access = false;
     } else {
       throw e;
diff --git a/tests/config.ts b/tests/config.ts
index 4a6784c..a336662 100644
--- a/tests/config.ts
+++ b/tests/config.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ let DEV_MODE: string | undefined;
 try {
   DEV_MODE = Deno.env.get("DENO_POSTGRES_DEVELOPMENT");
 } catch (e) {
-  if (e instanceof Deno.errors.PermissionDenied) {
+  if (e instanceof Deno.errors.PermissionDenied || ('NotCapable' in Deno.errors && e instanceof Deno.errors.NotCapable)) {
     throw new Error(
       "You need to provide ENV access in order to run the test suite",
     );