diff --git a/commands/loadenv.c b/commands/loadenv.c
index 6469aff..bf01072 100644
--- a/commands/loadenv.c
+++ b/commands/loadenv.c
@@ -61,6 +61,10 @@
 
 	if (argc - optind < 1) {
 		filename = default_environment_path_get();
+		if (!filename) {
+			printf("Default environment path not set\n");
+			return 1;
+		}
 	} else {
 		/*
 		 * /dev/defaultenv use to contain the defaultenvironment.
diff --git a/common/environment.c b/common/environment.c
index 0edf34b..56a030e 100644
--- a/common/environment.c
+++ b/common/environment.c
@@ -256,9 +256,12 @@
 	struct action_data data = {};
 	void *buf = NULL, *wbuf;
 	struct envfs_entry *env;
+	const char *defenv_path = default_environment_path_get();
 
 	if (!filename)
-		filename = default_environment_path_get();
+		filename = defenv_path;
+	if (!filename)
+		return -ENOENT;
 
 	if (!dirname)
 		dirname = "/env";
@@ -365,7 +368,7 @@
 	ret = 0;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_NVVAR
-	if (!strcmp(filename, default_environment_path_get()))
+	if (defenv_path && !strcmp(filename, defenv_path))
 	    nv_var_set_clean();
 #endif
 out:
@@ -558,6 +561,8 @@
 
 	if (!filename)
 		filename = default_environment_path_get();
+	if (!filename)
+		return -ENOENT;
 
 	if (!dir)
 		dir = "/env";