diff --git a/src/common/utils.cpp b/src/common/utils.cpp
index 9266eb31..696ae91e 100644
--- a/src/common/utils.cpp
+++ b/src/common/utils.cpp
@@ -40,11 +40,13 @@ constexpr char disable_watchdog_timer_env_var[] = "YABRIDGE_NO_WATCHDOG";
 constexpr char temp_dir_override_env_var[] = "YABRIDGE_TEMP_DIR";
 
 fs::path get_temporary_directory() {
-    bp::environment env = boost::this_process::environment();
-    if (!env[temp_dir_override_env_var].empty()) {
-        return env[temp_dir_override_env_var].to_string();
-    } else if (!env["XDG_RUNTIME_DIR"].empty()) {
-        return env["XDG_RUNTIME_DIR"].to_string();
+    const bp::environment env = boost::this_process::environment();
+    if (const auto directory = env.find(temp_dir_override_env_var);
+        directory != env.end() && !directory->empty()) {
+        return directory->to_string();
+    } else if (const auto directory = env.find("XDG_RUNTIME_DIR");
+               directory != env.end() && !directory->empty()) {
+        return directory->to_string();
     } else {
         return fs::temp_directory_path();
     }
diff --git a/src/plugin/utils.cpp b/src/plugin/utils.cpp
index 8318f698..879ffbd5 100644
--- a/src/plugin/utils.cpp
+++ b/src/plugin/utils.cpp
@@ -256,12 +256,13 @@ fs::path normalize_plugin_path(const fs::path& windows_library_path,
 
 std::variant<OverridenWinePrefix, fs::path, DefaultWinePrefix> find_wine_prefix(
     fs::path windows_plugin_path) {
-    bp::environment env = boost::this_process::environment();
-    if (!env["WINEPREFIX"].empty()) {
-        return OverridenWinePrefix{env["WINEPREFIX"].to_string()};
+    const bp::environment env = boost::this_process::environment();
+    if (const auto prefix = env.find("WINEPREFIX");
+        prefix != env.end() && !prefix->empty()) {
+        return OverridenWinePrefix{prefix->to_string()};
     }
 
-    std::optional<fs::path> dosdevices_dir = find_dominating_file(
+    const std::optional<fs::path> dosdevices_dir = find_dominating_file(
         "dosdevices", windows_plugin_path, fs::is_directory);
     if (!dosdevices_dir) {
         return DefaultWinePrefix{};