diff --git a/command/agent/command.go b/command/agent/command.go
index d30958a5b..34567c0e2 100644
--- a/command/agent/command.go
+++ b/command/agent/command.go
@@ -256,16 +256,12 @@ func (c *Command) readConfig() *Config {
 
 	// Check to see if we should read the Vault token from the environment
 	if config.Vault.Token == "" {
-		if token, ok := os.LookupEnv("VAULT_TOKEN"); ok {
-			config.Vault.Token = token
-		}
+		config.Vault.Token = os.Getenv("VAULT_TOKEN")
 	}
 
 	// Check to see if we should read the Vault namespace from the environment
 	if config.Vault.Namespace == "" {
-		if ns, ok := os.LookupEnv("VAULT_NAMESPACE"); ok {
-			config.Vault.Namespace = ns
-		}
+		config.Vault.Namespace = os.Getenv("VAULT_NAMESPACE")
 	}
 
 	// Default the plugin directory to be under that of the data directory if it