diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b7f2954..d99fb34 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -146,15 +146,6 @@ USER=""
 # Which hostname to display.
 HOSTNAME=""
 
-# Which editor to display.
-EDITOR=""
-
-# Which shell to display.
-SHELL=""
-
-# Which desktop environment to display.
-XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP=""
-
 # Skip package managers that take "long" to query package count (like nix)
 PF_FAST_PKG_COUNT=1
 ```
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 8244e44..57ddf95 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -356,7 +356,10 @@ pub fn shell(general_readout: &GeneralReadout) -> Option<String> {
         libmacchina::traits::ShellKind::Default,
     ) {
         Ok(shell) => Some(shell),
-        Err(_) => None,
+        Err(_) => match dotenvy::var("SHELL") {
+            Ok(shell) => Some(shell),
+            Err(_) => None,
+        },
     }
 }
 
@@ -380,7 +383,10 @@ pub fn wm(general_readout: &GeneralReadout) -> Option<String> {
 pub fn de(general_readout: &GeneralReadout) -> Option<String> {
     match general_readout.desktop_environment() {
         Ok(de) => Some(de),
-        Err(_) => None,
+        Err(_) => match dotenvy::var("XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP") {
+            Ok(de) => Some(de),
+            Err(_) => None,
+        },
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 14c1d15..289304e 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -183,19 +183,10 @@ fn get_info(
                 .to_string(),
         ),
         PfetchInfo::Memory => pfetch::memory(&readouts.memory_readout),
-        PfetchInfo::Shell => match dotenvy::var("SHELL") {
-            Ok(shell) => Some(shell),
-            Err(_) => pfetch::shell(&readouts.general_readout),
-        },
-        PfetchInfo::Editor => match dotenvy::var("EDITOR") {
-            Ok(editor) => Some(editor),
-            Err(_) => pfetch::editor(),
-        },
+        PfetchInfo::Shell => pfetch::shell(&readouts.general_readout),
+        PfetchInfo::Editor => pfetch::editor(),
         PfetchInfo::Wm => pfetch::wm(&readouts.general_readout),
-        PfetchInfo::De => match dotenvy::var("XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP") {
-            Ok(de) => Some(de),
-            Err(_) => pfetch::de(&readouts.general_readout),
-        },
+        PfetchInfo::De => pfetch::de(&readouts.general_readout),
         PfetchInfo::Palette => Some(pfetch::palette()),
         PfetchInfo::BlankLine => Some("".to_string()),
     }