diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index e6382e6b6..492151fad 100644
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -194,6 +194,7 @@ type Changelog struct {
 	Sort    string  `yaml:",omitempty"`
 }
 
+// EnvFile is the
 type EnvFiles struct {
 	GitHubToken string `yaml:"github_token,omitempty"`
 }
diff --git a/pipeline/env/env.go b/pipeline/env/env.go
index c85b8dc92..97a7345c4 100644
--- a/pipeline/env/env.go
+++ b/pipeline/env/env.go
@@ -52,19 +52,19 @@ func (Pipe) Run(ctx *context.Context) error {
 
 func loadEnv(env, path string) (string, error) {
 	val := os.Getenv(env)
-	if val == "" {
-		path, err := homedir.Expand(path)
-		if err != nil {
-			return "", err
-		}
-		if _, err := os.Stat(path); os.IsNotExist(err) {
-			return "", nil
-		}
-		bts, err := ioutil.ReadFile(path)
-		if err != nil {
-			return "", err
-		}
-		val = string(bts)
+	if val != "" {
+		return val, nil
 	}
-	return val, nil
+	path, err := homedir.Expand(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	if _, err := os.Stat(path); os.IsNotExist(err) {
+		return "", nil
+	}
+	bts, err := ioutil.ReadFile(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	return string(bts), nil
 }