diff --git a/cli.go b/cli.go
index 62abb30..50794a6 100644
--- a/cli.go
+++ b/cli.go
@@ -216,9 +216,19 @@ func GetGeneratedCliFlags[T any](delimiter string) []string {
 		panic("GetGeneratedEnv(...) only supports configs of Struct type")
 	}
 
+	o := options{}
+	FromCli(delimiter)(&o)
+	cp := newCliLoader[T](&o)
+
 	var result []string
 	for _, field := range getFields(true, &a) {
-		result = append(result, strings.Join(resolvePath(&a, field.path), delimiter))
+
+		cliName, ok := determineVariableName(&a, cp.o.cli.delimiter, nil, field)
+		if !ok {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		result = append(result, cliName)
 	}
 
 	return result
@@ -311,11 +321,10 @@ func (cp *ciParser[T]) apply(result *T) (somethingSet bool, err error) {
 				field.value = field.value.Elem()
 			}
 
-			// if this changes update LoadCli
-			flagName := strings.Join(resolvePath(dummyCopy, field.path), cp.o.cli.delimiter)
-			if cp.o.cli.transform != nil {
-				flagName = cp.o.cli.transform(flagName)
-				logger.Info("using transform func on cli flag", "before_func", strings.Join(resolvePath(dummyCopy, field.path), cp.o.cli.delimiter), "after_func", flagName)
+			flagName, ok := determineVariableName(result, cp.o.cli.delimiter, cp.o.cli.transform, field)
+			if !ok {
+				// logging done in determine variable
+				continue
 			}
 
 			logger.Info("resolved confy path", "resolved_path", flagName, "path", strings.Join(field.path, cp.o.cli.delimiter))
diff --git a/cli_test.go b/cli_test.go
index f84d192..7f1c2af 100644
--- a/cli_test.go
+++ b/cli_test.go
@@ -136,7 +136,6 @@ func TestCliHelperMethod(t *testing.T) {
 
 	expectedContents := []string{
 		"Thing",
-		"Nested",
 		"Nested.NestedVal",
 	}
 
diff --git a/entry_test.go b/entry_test.go
index 0e20fd9..83d63db 100644
--- a/entry_test.go
+++ b/entry_test.go
@@ -1,14 +1,13 @@
 package confy
 
 import (
-	"log/slog"
 	"os"
 	"testing"
 )
 
 func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
 
-	level.Set(slog.LevelDebug)
+	level.Set(LoggingDisabled)
 	code := m.Run()
 
 	os.Exit(code)
diff --git a/env.go b/env.go
index 37d1c01..f784576 100644
--- a/env.go
+++ b/env.go
@@ -47,9 +47,19 @@ func GetGeneratedEnv[T any](delimiter string) []string {
 		panic("GetGeneratedEnv(...) only supports configs of Struct type")
 	}
 
+	o := options{}
+	FromEnvs(delimiter)(&o)
+	ep := newEnvLoader[T](&o)
+
 	var result []string
 	for _, field := range getFields(true, &a) {
-		result = append(result, strings.Join(resolvePath(&a, field.path), delimiter))
+
+		envVariable, ok := determineVariableName(&a, ep.o.env.delimiter, nil, field)
+		if !ok {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		result = append(result, envVariable)
 	}
 
 	return result
@@ -76,34 +86,9 @@ func GetGeneratedEnvWithTransform[T any](delimiter string, transformFunc Transfo
 func (ep *envParser[T]) apply(result *T) (somethingSet bool, err error) {
 
 	for _, field := range getFields(true, result) {
-		// Update GetGeneratedEnv if this changes
-		envVariable := strings.Join(resolvePath(result, field.path), ep.o.env.delimiter)
-		if ep.o.env.transform != nil {
-			envVariable = ep.o.env.transform(envVariable)
-			logger.Info("using transform func on env variable", "before_func", strings.Join(resolvePath(result, field.path), ep.o.env.delimiter), "after_func", envVariable)
-		}
-
-		if field.value.Kind() == reflect.Struct {
-			current := field.value
-			_, ok := current.Addr().Interface().(encoding.TextUnmarshaler)
-			if !ok {
-				logger.Warn("type doesnt implement encoding.TextUnmarshaler skipping looking for an ENV variable for it", "path", strings.Join(field.path, ep.o.env.delimiter))
-				continue
-			}
-		}
-
-		if field.value.Kind() == reflect.Array || field.value.Kind() == reflect.Slice {
-			sliceContentType := field.value.Type().Elem()
-
-			switch sliceContentType.Kind() {
-			case reflect.String, reflect.Int, reflect.Int64, reflect.Float64, reflect.Bool:
-			default:
-				inter := reflect.TypeOf((*encoding.TextUnmarshaler)(nil)).Elem()
-				if !reflect.PointerTo(sliceContentType).Implements(inter) {
-					logger.Warn("type inside of complex slice did not implement encoding.TextUnmarshaler", "path", strings.Join(field.path, ep.o.env.delimiter))
-					continue
-				}
-			}
+		envVariable, ok := determineVariableName(result, ep.o.env.delimiter, ep.o.env.transform, field)
+		if !ok {
+			continue
 		}
 
 		value, wasSet := os.LookupEnv(envVariable)
diff --git a/env_test.go b/env_test.go
index ac93802..6116be9 100644
--- a/env_test.go
+++ b/env_test.go
@@ -94,7 +94,6 @@ func TestEnvHelperMethod(t *testing.T) {
 
 	expectedContents := []string{
 		"Thing",
-		"Nested",
 		"Nested_NestedVal",
 	}
 
diff --git a/reflection_utils.go b/reflection_utils.go
index 5472949..c9bd421 100644
--- a/reflection_utils.go
+++ b/reflection_utils.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package confy
 
 import (
+	"encoding"
 	"reflect"
 	"strings"
 )
@@ -158,3 +159,38 @@ func maskSensitive(value string, tag reflect.StructTag) string {
 
 	return printedValue
 }
+
+// determineVariableName returns the variable name after resolving and transforming
+// ok: bool indicates whether this is a decodable type
+func determineVariableName[T any](result *T, delimiter string, transform Transform, field fieldsData) (string, bool) {
+	variable := strings.Join(resolvePath(result, field.path), delimiter)
+	if transform != nil {
+		variable = transform(variable)
+		logger.Info("using transform func on variable", "before_func", strings.Join(resolvePath(result, field.path), delimiter), "after_func", variable)
+	}
+
+	if field.value.Kind() == reflect.Struct {
+		current := field.value
+		_, ok := current.Addr().Interface().(encoding.TextUnmarshaler)
+		if !ok {
+			logger.Warn("type doesnt implement encoding.TextUnmarshaler skipping looking for an ENV variable for it", "path", strings.Join(field.path, delimiter))
+			return "", false
+		}
+	}
+
+	if field.value.Kind() == reflect.Array || field.value.Kind() == reflect.Slice {
+		sliceContentType := field.value.Type().Elem()
+
+		switch sliceContentType.Kind() {
+		case reflect.String, reflect.Int, reflect.Int64, reflect.Float64, reflect.Bool:
+		default:
+			inter := reflect.TypeOf((*encoding.TextUnmarshaler)(nil)).Elem()
+			if !reflect.PointerTo(sliceContentType).Implements(inter) {
+				logger.Warn("type inside of complex slice did not implement encoding.TextUnmarshaler", "path", strings.Join(field.path, delimiter))
+				return "", false
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	return variable, true
+}