diff --git a/cli/app/deploy.go b/cli/app/deploy.go
index 03b33dc4..b01faba3 100644
--- a/cli/app/deploy.go
+++ b/cli/app/deploy.go
@@ -6,10 +6,8 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 
 	"coopcloud.tech/abra/cli/internal"
-	"coopcloud.tech/abra/pkg/app"
 	"coopcloud.tech/abra/pkg/autocomplete"
 	"coopcloud.tech/abra/pkg/config"
-	"coopcloud.tech/abra/pkg/envfile"
 	"coopcloud.tech/abra/pkg/secret"
 
 	appPkg "coopcloud.tech/abra/pkg/app"
@@ -130,13 +128,9 @@ checkout as-is. Recipe commit hashes are also supported as values for
 			log.Fatal(err)
 		}
 
-		abraShEnv, err := envfile.ReadAbraShEnvVars(app.Recipe.AbraShPath)
-		if err != nil {
+		if err := deploy.MergeAbraShEnv(app.Recipe, app.Env); err != nil {
 			log.Fatal(err)
 		}
-		for k, v := range abraShEnv {
-			app.Env[k] = v
-		}
 
 		composeFiles, err := app.Recipe.GetComposeFiles(app.Env)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -202,7 +196,7 @@ checkout as-is. Recipe commit hashes are also supported as values for
 		}
 
 		// Gather configs
-		configInfo, err := deploy.GatherConfigsForDeploy(cl, app, compose, abraShEnv)
+		configInfo, err := deploy.GatherConfigsForDeploy(cl, app, compose, app.Env)
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Fatal(err)
 		}
@@ -269,7 +263,7 @@ checkout as-is. Recipe commit hashes are also supported as values for
 	},
 }
 
-func getLatestVersionOrCommit(app app.App) (string, error) {
+func getLatestVersionOrCommit(app appPkg.App) (string, error) {
 	versions, err := app.Recipe.Tags()
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
@@ -304,7 +298,7 @@ func validateArgsAndFlags(args []string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func validateSecrets(cl *dockerClient.Client, app app.App) error {
+func validateSecrets(cl *dockerClient.Client, app appPkg.App) error {
 	secStats, err := secret.PollSecretsStatus(cl, app)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -319,7 +313,7 @@ func validateSecrets(cl *dockerClient.Client, app app.App) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func getDeployVersion(cliArgs []string, deployMeta stack.DeployMeta, app app.App) (string, error) {
+func getDeployVersion(cliArgs []string, deployMeta stack.DeployMeta, app appPkg.App) (string, error) {
 	// Chaos mode overrides everything
 	if internal.Chaos {
 		v, err := app.Recipe.ChaosVersion()
diff --git a/cli/app/rollback.go b/cli/app/rollback.go
index 8ac92f22..1c4b46f8 100644
--- a/cli/app/rollback.go
+++ b/cli/app/rollback.go
@@ -4,12 +4,10 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"strings"
 
-	"coopcloud.tech/abra/pkg/app"
 	appPkg "coopcloud.tech/abra/pkg/app"
 	"coopcloud.tech/abra/pkg/autocomplete"
 	"coopcloud.tech/abra/pkg/config"
 	"coopcloud.tech/abra/pkg/deploy"
-	"coopcloud.tech/abra/pkg/envfile"
 	"coopcloud.tech/abra/pkg/formatter"
 	"coopcloud.tech/abra/pkg/i18n"
 	"coopcloud.tech/abra/pkg/lint"
@@ -156,13 +154,9 @@ beforehand. See "abra app backup" for more.`),
 			log.Fatal(err)
 		}
 
-		abraShEnv, err := envfile.ReadAbraShEnvVars(app.Recipe.AbraShPath)
-		if err != nil {
+		if err := deploy.MergeAbraShEnv(app.Recipe, app.Env); err != nil {
 			log.Fatal(err)
 		}
-		for k, v := range abraShEnv {
-			app.Env[k] = v
-		}
 
 		composeFiles, err := app.Recipe.GetComposeFiles(app.Env)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -198,7 +192,7 @@ beforehand. See "abra app backup" for more.`),
 		}
 
 		// Gather configs
-		configInfo, err := deploy.GatherConfigsForDeploy(cl, app, compose, abraShEnv)
+		configInfo, err := deploy.GatherConfigsForDeploy(cl, app, compose, app.Env)
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Fatal(err)
 		}
@@ -289,7 +283,7 @@ func chooseDowngrade(
 // validateDownpgradeVersionArg validates the specific version.
 func validateDowngradeVersionArg(
 	specificVersion string,
-	app app.App,
+	app appPkg.App,
 	deployMeta stack.DeployMeta,
 ) error {
 	parsedDeployedVersion, err := tagcmp.Parse(deployMeta.Version)
diff --git a/cli/app/upgrade.go b/cli/app/upgrade.go
index 9cf5cfdd..d04504fb 100644
--- a/cli/app/upgrade.go
+++ b/cli/app/upgrade.go
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import (
 	"coopcloud.tech/abra/pkg/client"
 	"coopcloud.tech/abra/pkg/config"
 	"coopcloud.tech/abra/pkg/deploy"
-	"coopcloud.tech/abra/pkg/envfile"
 	"coopcloud.tech/abra/pkg/formatter"
 	"coopcloud.tech/abra/pkg/i18n"
 	"coopcloud.tech/abra/pkg/lint"
@@ -168,13 +167,9 @@ beforehand. See "abra app backup" for more.`),
 			log.Fatal(err)
 		}
 
-		abraShEnv, err := envfile.ReadAbraShEnvVars(app.Recipe.AbraShPath)
-		if err != nil {
+		if err := deploy.MergeAbraShEnv(app.Recipe, app.Env); err != nil {
 			log.Fatal(err)
 		}
-		for k, v := range abraShEnv {
-			app.Env[k] = v
-		}
 
 		composeFiles, err := app.Recipe.GetComposeFiles(app.Env)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -223,7 +218,7 @@ beforehand. See "abra app backup" for more.`),
 		}
 
 		// Gather configs
-		configInfo, err := deploy.GatherConfigsForDeploy(cl, app, compose, abraShEnv)
+		configInfo, err := deploy.GatherConfigsForDeploy(cl, app, compose, app.Env)
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Fatal(err)
 		}
diff --git a/cli/updater/updater.go b/cli/updater/updater.go
index 18332754..6f28216e 100644
--- a/cli/updater/updater.go
+++ b/cli/updater/updater.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"coopcloud.tech/abra/cli/internal"
 	appPkg "coopcloud.tech/abra/pkg/app"
 	"coopcloud.tech/abra/pkg/client"
+	"coopcloud.tech/abra/pkg/deploy"
 	"coopcloud.tech/abra/pkg/envfile"
 	"coopcloud.tech/abra/pkg/i18n"
 	"coopcloud.tech/abra/pkg/lint"
@@ -335,21 +336,6 @@ func processRecipeRepoVersion(r recipe.Recipe, version string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-// mergeAbraShEnv merges abra.sh env vars into the app env vars.
-func mergeAbraShEnv(recipe recipe.Recipe, env envfile.AppEnv) error {
-	abraShEnv, err := envfile.ReadAbraShEnvVars(recipe.AbraShPath)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	for k, v := range abraShEnv {
-		log.Debugf("read v:%s k: %s", v, k)
-		env[k] = v
-	}
-
-	return nil
-}
-
 // createDeployConfig merges and enriches the compose config for the deployment.
 func createDeployConfig(r recipe.Recipe, stackName string, env envfile.AppEnv) (*composetypes.Config, stack.Deploy, error) {
 	env["STACK_NAME"] = stackName
@@ -444,7 +430,7 @@ func upgrade(cl *dockerclient.Client, stackName, recipeName, upgradeVersion stri
 		return err
 	}
 
-	if err = mergeAbraShEnv(app.Recipe, app.Env); err != nil {
+	if err = deploy.MergeAbraShEnv(app.Recipe, app.Env); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/deploy/utils.go b/pkg/deploy/utils.go
index bd7a803a..f5fd43c7 100644
--- a/pkg/deploy/utils.go
+++ b/pkg/deploy/utils.go
@@ -10,7 +10,9 @@ import (
 
 	appPkg "coopcloud.tech/abra/pkg/app"
 	"coopcloud.tech/abra/pkg/client"
+	"coopcloud.tech/abra/pkg/envfile"
 	"coopcloud.tech/abra/pkg/log"
+	"coopcloud.tech/abra/pkg/recipe"
 	"coopcloud.tech/abra/pkg/secret"
 
 	composetypes "github.com/docker/cli/cli/compose/types"
@@ -18,6 +20,22 @@ import (
 	dockerClient "github.com/docker/docker/client"
 )
 
+// MergeAbraShEnv merges abra.sh env vars into the app env vars.
+func MergeAbraShEnv(recipe recipe.Recipe, env envfile.AppEnv) error {
+	abraShEnv, err := envfile.ReadAbraShEnvVars(recipe.AbraShPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	for k, v := range abraShEnv {
+		log.Debugf("read v:%s k: %s", v, k)
+		env[k] = v
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+
 // GetConfigsForStack retrieves all Docker configs attached to services in a given stack.
 func GetConfigsForStack(cl *dockerClient.Client, app appPkg.App) (map[string]string, error) {
 	filters, err := app.Filters(false, false)
@@ -185,7 +203,7 @@ func GatherImagesForDeploy(cl *dockerClient.Client, app appPkg.App, compose *com
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	log.Infof("Deployed images: %v", currentImages)
+	log.Debugf("Deployed images: %v", currentImages)
 
 	// Proposed new images from the compose files
 	newImages := make(map[string]string)
@@ -207,7 +225,7 @@ func GatherImagesForDeploy(cl *dockerClient.Client, app appPkg.App, compose *com
 			}
 		}
 	}
-	log.Infof("Proposed images: %v", newImages)
+	log.Debugf("Proposed images: %v", newImages)
 
 	var imageInfo []string
 	for newImageName, newImageVersion := range newImages {