diff --git a/operator/controllers/config/config.go b/operator/controllers/config/config.go
index 1b0564e0..afcee552 100644
--- a/operator/controllers/config/config.go
+++ b/operator/controllers/config/config.go
@@ -4,23 +4,26 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"strconv"
 
-	"github.com/kedacore/http-add-on/pkg/env"
 	"github.com/kelseyhightower/envconfig"
 )
 
-// Interceptor holds static configuration info for the interceptor
+// Interceptor holds static configuration info for the
+// interceptor
 type Interceptor struct {
-	ServiceName string `envconfig:"INTERCEPTOR_SERVICE_NAME" required:"true"`
-	ProxyPort   int32  `envconfig:"INTERCEPTOR_PROXY_PORT" required:"true"`
-	AdminPort   int32  `envconfig:"INTERCEPTOR_ADMIN_PORT" required:"true"`
+	ServiceName string `envconfig:"SERVICE" required:"true"`
+	ProxyPort   int32  `envconfig:"PROXY_PORT" default:"8091"`
+	AdminPort   int32  `envconfig:"ADMIN_PORT" default:"8090"`
 }
 
-// ExternalScaler holds static configuration info for the external scaler
+// ExternalScaler holds static configuration info for the
+// external scaler
 type ExternalScaler struct {
-	ServiceName string `envconfig:"EXTERNAL_SCALER_SERVICE_NAME" required:"true"`
-	Port        int32  `envconfig:"EXTERNAL_SCALER_PORT" required:"true"`
+	ServiceName string `envconfig:"SERVICE_NAME" required:"true"`
+	Port        int32  `envconfig:"PORT" required:"true"`
 }
 
+// Base contains foundational configuration required for the
+// operator to function.
 type Base struct {
 	TargetPendingRequests int32 `envconfig:"TARGET_PENDING_REQUESTS" default:"100"`
 	// The current namespace in which the operator is running.
@@ -30,6 +33,11 @@ type Base struct {
 	WatchNamespace string `envconfig:"WATCH_NAMESPACE" default:""`
 }
 
+// NewBaseFromEnv parses appropriate environment variables
+// and returns a Base struct to match those values.
+//
+// Returns nil and an appropriate error if any required
+// values were missing or malformed.
 func NewBaseFromEnv() (*Base, error) {
 	ret := new(Base)
 	if err := envconfig.Process(
@@ -41,6 +49,11 @@ func NewBaseFromEnv() (*Base, error) {
 	return ret, nil
 }
 
+// HostName returns the Kubernetes in-cluster hostname
+// qualified with the given namespace.
+// For example, if e.ServiceName is "mysvc", e.Port
+// is 8080, and you pass "myns" as the namespace parameter,
+// this function will return "mysvc.myns:8080"
 func (e ExternalScaler) HostName(namespace string) string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf(
 		"%s.%s:%d",
@@ -60,32 +73,23 @@ func (i Interceptor) AdminPortString() string {
 // sensible defaults if values were missing.
 // and returns the interceptor struct to match. Returns an error if required values were missing.
 func NewInterceptorFromEnv() (*Interceptor, error) {
-	serviceName, err := env.Get("KEDAHTTP_INTERCEPTOR_SERVICE")
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("missing 'KEDAHTTP_INTERCEPTOR_SERVICE'")
+	ret := &Interceptor{}
+	if err := envconfig.Process("KEDAHTTP_INTERCEPTOR", ret); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
 	}
-	adminPort := env.GetInt32Or("KEDAHTTP_INTERCEPTOR_ADMIN_PORT", 8090)
-	proxyPort := env.GetInt32Or("KEDAHTTP_INTERCEPTOR_PROXY_PORT", 8091)
-
-	return &Interceptor{
-		ServiceName: serviceName,
-		AdminPort:   adminPort,
-		ProxyPort:   proxyPort,
-	}, nil
+	return ret, nil
 }
 
 // NewExternalScalerFromEnv gets external scaler configuration values from environment variables and/or
 // sensible defaults if values were missing.
 // and returns the interceptor struct to match. Returns an error if required values were missing.
 func NewExternalScalerFromEnv() (*ExternalScaler, error) {
-	// image, err := env.Get("KEDAHTTP_OPERATOR_EXTERNAL_SCALER_IMAGE")
-	serviceName, err := env.Get("KEDAHTTP_OPERATOR_EXTERNAL_SCALER_SERVICE")
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("missing KEDAHTTP_EXTERNAL_SCALER_SERVICE")
+	ret := &ExternalScaler{}
+	if err := envconfig.Process(
+		"KEDAHTTP_OPERATOR_EXTERNAL_SCALER",
+		ret,
+	); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
 	}
-	port := env.GetInt32Or("KEDAHTTP_OPERATOR_EXTERNAL_SCALER_PORT", 8091)
-	return &ExternalScaler{
-		ServiceName: serviceName,
-		Port:        port,
-	}, nil
+	return ret, nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/env/env.go b/pkg/env/env.go
index b0306f35..c10944e6 100644
--- a/pkg/env/env.go
+++ b/pkg/env/env.go
@@ -3,51 +3,17 @@ package env
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
-	"strconv"
 )
 
-// GetOr gets the value of the environment variable called envName. If that variable
-// is not set, returns otherwise
-func GetOr(envName, otherwise string) string {
-	fromEnv, err := Get(envName)
-	if err != nil {
-		return otherwise
-	}
-	return fromEnv
-}
-
 // Get gets the value of the environment variable called envName. If that variable
 // is not set, returns a non-nil error
 func Get(envName string) (string, error) {
 	fromEnv := os.Getenv(envName)
 	if fromEnv == "" {
-		return "", fmt.Errorf("Environnment variable %s not found", envName)
+		return "", fmt.Errorf(
+			"environnment variable %s not found",
+			envName,
+		)
 	}
 	return fromEnv, nil
 }
-
-// GetInt32Or returns the int32 value of the environment variable called envName.
-// If the environment variable is missing or it's not a valid int32, returns otherwise
-func GetInt32Or(envName string, otherwise int32) int32 {
-	strVal, err := Get(envName)
-	if err != nil {
-		return otherwise
-	}
-	val, err := strconv.ParseInt(strVal, 10, 32)
-	if err != nil {
-		return otherwise
-	}
-	return int32(val)
-}
-
-func GetIntOr(envName string, otherwise int) int {
-	strVal, err := Get(envName)
-	if err != nil {
-		return otherwise
-	}
-	val, err := strconv.Atoi(strVal)
-	if err != nil {
-		return otherwise
-	}
-	return val
-}