diff --git a/cmd/config.go b/cmd/config.go
index cb708bc..9e3eeff 100644
--- a/cmd/config.go
+++ b/cmd/config.go
@@ -60,6 +60,13 @@ func (c *Config) validateColors() (err error) {
 	return err
 }
 
+func (c *Config) MergeWithEnv() {
+	envAccessToken := os.Getenv("LIFX_ACCESS_TOKEN")
+	if envAccessToken != "" {
+		c.AccessToken = envAccessToken
+	}
+}
+
 func LoadConfig(s string) (*Config, error) {
 	var err error
 	var c *Config = &Config{}
@@ -70,11 +77,6 @@ func LoadConfig(s string) (*Config, error) {
 		err = fmt.Errorf("fatal: failed to parse; %w", err)
 	}
 
-	envAccessToken := os.Getenv("LIFX_ACCESS_TOKEN")
-	if envAccessToken != "" {
-		c.AccessToken = envAccessToken
-	}
-
 	return c, err
 }
 
@@ -89,11 +91,6 @@ func LoadConfigFile(configPath string) (*Config, error) {
 		err = fmt.Errorf("fatal: failed to parse %s; %w", configPath, err)
 	}
 
-	envAccessToken := os.Getenv("LIFX_ACCESS_TOKEN")
-	if envAccessToken != "" {
-		c.AccessToken = envAccessToken
-	}
-
 	return c, err
 }
 
diff --git a/cmd/main.go b/cmd/main.go
index 547f12d..ae986a4 100644
--- a/cmd/main.go
+++ b/cmd/main.go
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"flag"
 	"fmt"
-	"os"
 
 	"git.kill0.net/chill9/lifx-go"
 )
@@ -43,11 +42,7 @@ func Main(args []string) (int, error) {
 	if config, err = LoadConfigFile(configPath); err != nil {
 		return ExitFailure, err
 	}
-
-	envAccessToken := os.Getenv("LIFX_ACCESS_TOKEN")
-	if envAccessToken != "" {
-		config.AccessToken = envAccessToken
-	}
+	config.MergeWithEnv()
 
 	if err = config.Validate(); err != nil {
 		return ExitFailure, fmt.Errorf("fatal: %s", err)
@@ -87,4 +82,4 @@ func Main(args []string) (int, error) {
 	}
 
 	return exitCode, err
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}