diff --git a/dnsdrone.sh b/dnsdrone.sh
index df9fa31..a7da2c4 100755
--- a/dnsdrone.sh
+++ b/dnsdrone.sh
@@ -60,40 +60,30 @@ check_dependencies() {
 }
 
 load_env() {
-    local fullRealPath fullLinkPath realPath linkPath realName linkName callDir
-    linkName="$(basename $0)"
-    fullLinkPath="$(readlink "$0")"
-    fullRealPath="$(realpath "$0")"
-    realName="$(basename "$fullRealPath")"
-    realPath="$(dirname "$fullRealPath")"
-    linkPath="$(dirname "$fullLinkPath")"
-    callDir="$(pwd)"
-    local skyfrittEnvPath="/opt/skyfritt-tools-env"
-    local envFile=""
+local linkName realName envFile=""
+linkName="$(basename "$0")"
+realName="$(basename "$(realpath "$0")")"
+local -r skyfrittEnvPath="/opt/skyfritt-tools-env"
+local -a searchPaths=(
+    "$(pwd)/.env"
+    "$(dirname "$(realpath "$0")")/.env"
+    "$(dirname "$(realpath "$0")")/.env.${realName}"
+    "$(dirname "$(readlink "$0")")/.env.${linkName}"
+    "${skyfrittEnvPath}/.env.${linkName}"
+)
 
-    debug "Checking for .env file in multiple locations"
+debug "Checking for .env file in multiple locations"
 
-    if [[ -f "${callDir}/.env" ]]; then # Check in call directory
-        envFile="${callDir}/.env"
-        debug "Found .env in call directory: ${envFile}"
-    elif [[ -f "${realPath}/.env" ]]; then # Check in real path directory
-        envFile="${realPath}/.env"
-        debug "Found .env in real path directory: ${envFile}"
-    elif [[ -f "${realPath}/.env.${realName}" ]]; then # Check for .env.realName in real path
-        envFile="${realPath}/.env.${realName}"
-        debug "Found .env.${realName} in real path: ${envFile}"
-    elif [[ -f "${linkPath}/.env.${linkName}" ]]; then # Check for .env.linkName in link path
-        envFile="${linkPath}/.env.${linkName}"
-        debug "Found .env.${linkName} in link path: ${envFile}"
-    elif [[ -f "${skyfrittEnvPath}/.env.${linkName}" ]]; then # Check in skyfritt env path
-        envFile="${skyfrittEnvPath}/.env.${linkName}"
-        debug "Found .env.${linkName} in skyfritt path: ${envFile}"
+for path in "${searchPaths[@]}"; do
+    if [[ -f "$path" ]]; then
+        envFile="$path"
+        debug "Found .env file: ${envFile}"
+        break
     fi
+done
 
-    [[ -z "$envFile" ]] && error ".env file not found in any location"
-
-    # shellcheck source=/dev/null
-    source "$envFile" || error "Failed to source .env file"
+# shellcheck source=/dev/null
+source "$envFile" || error "Failed to source .env file"
 
     # Validate required environment variables
     [[ -z "${SERVER:-}" ]] && error "SERVER not set in .env"