diff --git a/pkg/config/env.go b/pkg/config/env.go
index 62f6a71d..9099d002 100644
--- a/pkg/config/env.go
+++ b/pkg/config/env.go
@@ -16,25 +16,23 @@ import (
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 )
 
-// getBaseDir retrieves the Abra base directory.
-func getBaseDir() string {
-	home := os.ExpandEnv("$HOME/.abra")
-	if customAbraDir, exists := os.LookupEnv("ABRA_DIR"); exists && customAbraDir != "" {
-		home = customAbraDir
+func getFromEnvOrDefault(envStr string, defaultStr string) string {
+	if envVar, exists := os.LookupEnv(envStr); exists && envVar != "" {
+		return envVar
 	}
-	return home
+	return defaultStr
 }
 
-var ABRA_DIR = getBaseDir()
+var ABRA_DIR = getFromEnvOrDefault("ABRA_DIR", os.ExpandEnv("$HOME/.abra"))
 var SERVERS_DIR = path.Join(ABRA_DIR, "servers")
 var RECIPES_DIR = path.Join(ABRA_DIR, "recipes")
 var VENDOR_DIR = path.Join(ABRA_DIR, "vendor")
 var BACKUP_DIR = path.Join(ABRA_DIR, "backups")
 var CATALOGUE_DIR = path.Join(ABRA_DIR, "catalogue")
 var RECIPES_JSON = path.Join(ABRA_DIR, "catalogue", "recipes.json")
-var REPOS_BASE_URL = "https://git.coopcloud.tech/coop-cloud"
-var CATALOGUE_JSON_REPO_NAME = "recipes-catalogue-json"
-var SSH_URL_TEMPLATE = "ssh://git@git.coopcloud.tech:2222/coop-cloud/%s.git"
+var REPOS_BASE_URL = getFromEnvOrDefault("ABRA_REPOS_BASE_URL", "https://git.coopcloud.tech/coop-cloud")
+var CATALOGUE_JSON_REPO_NAME = getFromEnvOrDefault("ABRA_CATALOGUE_JSON_REPO_NAME", "recipes-catalogue-json")
+var SSH_URL_TEMPLATE = getFromEnvOrDefault("ABRA_SSH_URL_TEMPLATE", "ssh://git@git.coopcloud.tech:2222/coop-cloud/%s.git")
 
 // envVarModifiers is a list of env var modifier strings. These are added to
 // env vars as comments and modify their processing by Abra, e.g. determining