diff --git a/src/ts/EnvHandler.ts b/src/ts/EnvHandler.ts
index 55de446..80844cf 100644
--- a/src/ts/EnvHandler.ts
+++ b/src/ts/EnvHandler.ts
@@ -1,42 +1,54 @@
 // used to deal with .env things, but with this instead because nix
+// Drafted manually, then fed through chatgpt
+// Idk what is going on anymore, but it isn't really an important aspect of the code, since this is just for changing from productiong to dev environment
+
+type Env = { [K in keyof typeof env]: (typeof env)[K] } & Record<
+  string,
+  unknown
+>;
 
 export let env = {
-  POCKETBASE_URL: "https://pocket.deprived.dev/",
-  DEV_POCKETBASE_URL: "https://dev.pocket.deprived.dev/",
-};
+  POCKETBASE_URL: "https://pocket.deprived.dev",
+} as const;
 export default env;
 
-// Check if ?debug=1 or debug in localstorage is 1 or true
-export function checkIfDev(): boolean {
-  if (typeof window === "undefined") return false;
+let initialized = false;
 
-  try {
-    const params = new URL(window.location.href).searchParams;
-    const urlDebug = params.get("debug");
+// Load overrides from localstorage or url params
+const isOverride = (k: string) => k.startsWith("-E");
+const norm = (k: string) => k.slice(2); // strip "-E"
 
-    const ls = window.localStorage?.getItem("debug") ?? "";
-    const lsDebug = ls.toLowerCase();
-
-    const isUrlDebug = urlDebug === "1";
-    const isLocalDebug = lsDebug === "1" || lsDebug === "true";
-
-    return isUrlDebug || isLocalDebug;
-  } catch {
-    return false;
+function apply(from: Record<string, string>, tag: string) {
+  for (const [rawK, rawV] of Object.entries(from)) {
+    env[rawK] = rawV;
   }
 }
 
-// Load overrides from localstorage
-function loadOverrides() {
-  for (const [name, val] of Object.entries(env)) {
-    const envOverride = localStorage.getItem(name);
-    if (envOverride) {
-      env[name] = envOverride;
-      console.log("Env var +: " + name + "=" + val);
-    } else {
-      console.log("Env var loaded: " + name + "=" + val);
-    }
-  }
-}
+export function initEnv(): void {
+  if (initialized) return;
+  initialized = true;
+  window.env = env!;
 
-loadOverrides();
+  // localStorage overrides: only keys starting with "-E"
+  const ls: Record<string, string> = {};
+  for (const [k, v] of Object.entries(env)) {
+    const val = localStorage.getItem(k);
+    if (val != null) ls[k] = val;
+  }
+  apply(ls, "localStorage");
+
+  // URL param overrides: ?-EKEY=value
+  const params = new URLSearchParams(location.search);
+  const url: Record<string, string> = {};
+  for (const [k, v] of params.entries()) url[k] = v;
+  apply(url, "url");
+
+  // (optional) persist URL overrides in localStorage with the "-E" prefix
+  for (const [k, v] of Object.entries(url)) {
+    if (isOverride(k)) localStorage.setItem(norm(k), String(v));
+  }
+
+  // Object.assign(env as any, current);
+  // for (const [k, v] of Object.entries(env))
+  //   console.log(`[env final] ${k}=${String(v)}`);
+}
diff --git a/src/ts/Redaction/Redactor.ts b/src/ts/Redaction/Redactor.ts
index 9642fbb..5305ca7 100644
--- a/src/ts/Redaction/Redactor.ts
+++ b/src/ts/Redaction/Redactor.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { parseProfile, type Profile } from "./Profile";
 import env from "@ts/EnvHandler";
+import { initEnv } from "@ts/EnvHandler";
 
 class Redactor {
   public unredactedProfile: Profile | undefined = undefined;
@@ -24,7 +25,8 @@ class Redactor {
     const unredactHash = hashResJson.response;
     console.log('Trying unredact hash: "' + unredactHash + '"');
 
-    const url = `https://${env.POCKETBASE_URL}/api/files/redacted_content/${unredactHash}/redacted_cv_info_ha08bbn520.json`;
+    initEnv();
+    const url = `${env.POCKETBASE_URL}/api/files/redacted_content/${unredactHash}/redacted_cv_info_ha08bbn520.json`;
 
     const res = await fetch(url, {
       method: "GET",