diff --git a/process/drivers/docker_driver.rs b/process/drivers/docker_driver.rs
index aec3a62..6184530 100644
--- a/process/drivers/docker_driver.rs
+++ b/process/drivers/docker_driver.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 use std::{
-    env,
     ops::Not,
     path::Path,
     process::{Command, ExitStatus},
@@ -8,6 +7,7 @@ use std::{
 use blue_build_utils::{
     constants::{BLUE_BUILD, DOCKER_HOST, GITHUB_ACTIONS},
     credentials::Credentials,
+    get_env_var,
     semver::Version,
     string_vec,
 };
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ impl DockerDriver {
             trace!("{ls_out}");
 
             if !ls_out.lines().any(|line| line == BLUE_BUILD) {
-                let remote = env::var(DOCKER_HOST).is_ok();
+                let remote = get_env_var(DOCKER_HOST).is_ok();
                 if remote {
                     let context_list = get_context_list()?;
                     trace!("{context_list:#?}");
@@ -410,10 +410,8 @@ impl BuildDriver for DockerDriver {
 }
 
 fn build_tag_push_cmd(opts: &BuildTagPushOpts<'_>, first_image: &str) -> Command {
-    // let remote = env::var(DOCKER_HOST).is_ok();
     let c = cmd!(
         "docker",
-        // if remote => format!("--context={BLUE_BUILD}0"),
         "buildx",
         format!("--builder={BLUE_BUILD}"),
         "build",
@@ -426,7 +424,7 @@ fn build_tag_push_cmd(opts: &BuildTagPushOpts<'_>, first_image: &str) -> Command
                     opts.compression
                 ),
             ],
-            ImageRef::Remote(_remote) if env::var(GITHUB_ACTIONS).is_err() => "--load",
+            ImageRef::Remote(_remote) if get_env_var(GITHUB_ACTIONS).is_err() => "--load",
             ImageRef::LocalTar(archive_path) => [
                 "--output",
                 format!("type=oci,dest={}", archive_path.display()),
diff --git a/process/drivers/functions.rs b/process/drivers/functions.rs
index 3020ebe..7631a96 100644
--- a/process/drivers/functions.rs
+++ b/process/drivers/functions.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-use std::{env, path::Path};
+use std::path::Path;
 
 use blue_build_utils::{
     constants::{BB_PRIVATE_KEY, COSIGN_PRIV_PATH, COSIGN_PRIVATE_KEY, COSIGN_PUB_PATH},
-    string,
+    get_env_var, string,
 };
 use miette::{Result, bail};
 
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ where
     Ok(
         match (
             path.join(COSIGN_PUB_PATH).exists(),
-            env::var(BB_PRIVATE_KEY).ok(),
-            env::var(COSIGN_PRIVATE_KEY).ok(),
+            get_env_var(BB_PRIVATE_KEY).ok(),
+            get_env_var(COSIGN_PRIVATE_KEY).ok(),
             path.join(COSIGN_PRIV_PATH),
         ) {
             (true, Some(private_key), _, _) if !private_key.is_empty() => {
diff --git a/process/drivers/opts/signing.rs b/process/drivers/opts/signing.rs
index 6cfd488..d4379ab 100644
--- a/process/drivers/opts/signing.rs
+++ b/process/drivers/opts/signing.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 use std::{
     borrow::Cow,
-    env, fs,
+    fs,
     path::{Path, PathBuf},
 };
 
+use blue_build_utils::get_env_var;
 use bon::Builder;
 use miette::{IntoDiagnostic, Result};
 use oci_distribution::Reference;
@@ -49,7 +50,7 @@ impl PrivateKeyContents<Vec<u8>> for PrivateKey {
 impl PrivateKeyContents<String> for PrivateKey {
     fn contents(&self) -> Result<Zeroizing<String>> {
         Ok(Zeroizing::new(match *self {
-            Self::Env(ref env) => env::var(env).into_diagnostic()?,
+            Self::Env(ref env) => get_env_var(env)?,
             Self::Path(ref path) => fs::read_to_string(path).into_diagnostic()?,
         }))
     }
diff --git a/process/drivers/types.rs b/process/drivers/types.rs
index b5a9207..88ae80f 100644
--- a/process/drivers/types.rs
+++ b/process/drivers/types.rs
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 use std::{
     borrow::Cow,
     collections::HashMap,
-    env,
     path::{Path, PathBuf},
 };
 
 use blue_build_utils::{
     constants::{GITHUB_ACTIONS, GITLAB_CI, IMAGE_VERSION_LABEL},
+    get_env_var,
     semver::Version,
 };
 use clap::ValueEnum;
@@ -175,7 +175,10 @@ impl DetermineDriver<CiDriverType> for Option<CiDriverType> {
         trace!("CiDriverType::determine_driver()");
 
         *self.get_or_insert(
-            match (env::var(GITLAB_CI).ok(), env::var(GITHUB_ACTIONS).ok()) {
+            match (
+                get_env_var(GITLAB_CI).ok(),
+                get_env_var(GITHUB_ACTIONS).ok(),
+            ) {
                 (Some(_gitlab_ci), None) => CiDriverType::Gitlab,
                 (None, Some(_github_actions)) => CiDriverType::Github,
                 _ => CiDriverType::Local,
diff --git a/process/logging.rs b/process/logging.rs
index 6cb7b2c..b6d362c 100644
--- a/process/logging.rs
+++ b/process/logging.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 use std::{
     borrow::Cow,
-    env,
     fs::OpenOptions,
     io::{BufRead, BufReader, Result, Write as IoWrite},
     path::{Path, PathBuf},
@@ -10,6 +9,7 @@ use std::{
     time::Duration,
 };
 
+use blue_build_utils::get_env_var;
 use bon::Builder;
 use chrono::Local;
 use colored::{ColoredString, Colorize, control::ShouldColorize};
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ impl Logger {
     /// # Panics
     /// Will panic if logging is unable to be initialized.
     pub fn init(&self) {
-        let home = env::var("HOME").expect("$HOME should be defined");
+        let home = get_env_var("HOME").expect("$HOME should be defined");
         let log_dir = self.log_dir.as_ref().map_or_else(
             || Path::new(home.as_str()).join(".cache/bluebuild"),
             Clone::clone,
diff --git a/src/commands/bug_report.rs b/src/commands/bug_report.rs
index f4a4b92..a8c10bf 100644
--- a/src/commands/bug_report.rs
+++ b/src/commands/bug_report.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 use blue_build_recipe::Recipe;
 use blue_build_template::{GithubIssueTemplate, Template};
-use blue_build_utils::constants::{
-    BUG_REPORT_WARNING_MESSAGE, GITHUB_CHAR_LIMIT, LC_TERMINAL, LC_TERMINAL_VERSION, TERM_PROGRAM,
-    TERM_PROGRAM_VERSION, UNKNOWN_SHELL, UNKNOWN_TERMINAL, UNKNOWN_VERSION,
+use blue_build_utils::{
+    constants::{
+        BUG_REPORT_WARNING_MESSAGE, GITHUB_CHAR_LIMIT, LC_TERMINAL, LC_TERMINAL_VERSION,
+        TERM_PROGRAM, TERM_PROGRAM_VERSION, UNKNOWN_SHELL, UNKNOWN_TERMINAL, UNKNOWN_VERSION,
+    },
+    get_env_var,
 };
 use bon::Builder;
 use clap::Args;
@@ -221,12 +224,12 @@ struct TerminalInfo {
 }
 
 fn get_terminal_info() -> TerminalInfo {
-    let terminal = std::env::var(TERM_PROGRAM)
-        .or_else(|_| std::env::var(LC_TERMINAL))
+    let terminal = get_env_var(TERM_PROGRAM)
+        .or_else(|_| get_env_var(LC_TERMINAL))
         .unwrap_or_else(|_| UNKNOWN_TERMINAL.to_string());
 
-    let version = std::env::var(TERM_PROGRAM_VERSION)
-        .or_else(|_| std::env::var(LC_TERMINAL_VERSION))
+    let version = get_env_var(TERM_PROGRAM_VERSION)
+        .or_else(|_| get_env_var(LC_TERMINAL_VERSION))
         .unwrap_or_else(|_| UNKNOWN_VERSION.to_string());
 
     TerminalInfo {
diff --git a/utils/src/credentials.rs b/utils/src/credentials.rs
index 60ac5a2..243e7dd 100644
--- a/utils/src/credentials.rs
+++ b/utils/src/credentials.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
-use std::{
-    env,
-    sync::{LazyLock, Mutex},
-};
+use std::sync::{LazyLock, Mutex};
 
 use bon::Builder;
 use clap::Args;
@@ -13,7 +10,7 @@ use crate::{
         BB_PASSWORD, BB_REGISTRY, BB_USERNAME, CI_REGISTRY, CI_REGISTRY_PASSWORD, CI_REGISTRY_USER,
         GITHUB_ACTIONS, GITHUB_ACTOR, GITHUB_TOKEN,
     },
-    string,
+    get_env_var, string,
 };
 
 static INIT: LazyLock<Mutex<bool>> = LazyLock::new(|| Mutex::new(false));
@@ -52,8 +49,8 @@ static ENV_CREDENTIALS: LazyLock<Option<Credentials>> = LazyLock::new(|| {
 
     let registry = match (
         registry,
-        env::var(CI_REGISTRY).ok(),
-        env::var(GITHUB_ACTIONS).ok(),
+        get_env_var(CI_REGISTRY).ok(),
+        get_env_var(GITHUB_ACTIONS).ok(),
     ) {
         (Some(registry), _, _) | (_, Some(registry), _) if !registry.is_empty() => registry,
         (_, _, Some(_)) => string!("ghcr.io"),
@@ -66,10 +63,13 @@ static ENV_CREDENTIALS: LazyLock<Option<Credentials>> = LazyLock::new(|| {
         docker_credential::get_credential(&registry).ok(),
         docker_credential::get_podman_credential(&registry).ok(),
         (
-            env::var(CI_REGISTRY_USER).ok(),
-            env::var(CI_REGISTRY_PASSWORD).ok(),
+            get_env_var(CI_REGISTRY_USER).ok(),
+            get_env_var(CI_REGISTRY_PASSWORD).ok(),
+        ),
+        (
+            get_env_var(GITHUB_ACTOR).ok(),
+            get_env_var(GITHUB_TOKEN).ok(),
         ),
-        (env::var(GITHUB_ACTOR).ok(), env::var(GITHUB_TOKEN).ok()),
     ) {
         ((Some(username), Some(password)), _, _, _, _)
         | (_, Some(DockerCredential::UsernamePassword(username, password)), _, _, _)