diff --git a/contact/email.go b/contact/email.go
index 9233530..423484d 100755
--- a/contact/email.go
+++ b/contact/email.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"log"
 	"net/mail"
 	"net/smtp"
+	"os"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/bytbox/go-pop3"
@@ -22,6 +23,20 @@ type Emailer struct {
 	Limit    int
 }
 
+func NewEmailer() *Emailer {
+	envOr := func(key, def string) string {
+		if v, ok := os.LookupEnv(strings.ToUpper(key)); ok {
+			return v
+		}
+		return def
+	}
+	return &Emailer{
+		From:     envOr("FROM", "breellocaldev@gmail.com"),
+		SMTP:     envOr("SMTP", "smtp.gmail.com:465"),
+		Password: envOr("PASSWORD", "ML3WQRFSqe9rQ8qNkm"),
+	}
+}
+
 func (e *Emailer) Read() (chan *mail.Message, error) {
 	return e.ReadIMAP()
 }
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 6a61e9e..a890cca 100755
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -6,14 +6,15 @@ import (
 )
 
 func main() {
+	emailer := contact.NewEmailer()
 	as := args.NewArgSet()
 	as.Append(args.STRING, "to", "email destination", "squeaky2x3@gmail.com")
 	as.Append(args.STRING, "subject", "message subject", "go emailer")
 	as.Append(args.STRING, "body", "message content", "go emailer")
-	as.Append(args.STRING, "from", "message sender", "breellocaldev@gmail.com")
-	as.Append(args.STRING, "password", "message sender password", "ML3WQRFSqe9rQ8qNkm")
-	as.Append(args.STRING, "smtp", "smtp server:port", "smtp.gmail.com:465")
 	as.Append(args.STRING, "pop3", "pop3 server:port", "pop.gmail.com:995")
+	as.Append(args.STRING, "password", "message sender password", emailer.Password)
+	as.Append(args.STRING, "from", "message sender", emailer.From)
+	as.Append(args.STRING, "smtp", "smtp server:port", emailer.SMTP)
 	if err := as.Parse(); err != nil {
 		panic(err)
 	}