diff --git a/core/os/os_darwin.odin b/core/os/os_darwin.odin
index c36823e3f..41dc8345c 100644
--- a/core/os/os_darwin.odin
+++ b/core/os/os_darwin.odin
@@ -633,13 +633,18 @@ heap_free :: proc(ptr: rawptr) {
 	_unix_free(ptr)
 }
 
-getenv :: proc(name: string) -> (string, bool) {
-	path_str := strings.clone_to_cstring(name, context.temp_allocator)
+lookup_env :: proc(key: string, allocator := context.allocator) -> (value: string, found: bool) {
+	path_str := strings.clone_to_cstring(key, context.temp_allocator)
 	cstr := _unix_getenv(path_str)
 	if cstr == nil {
 		return "", false
 	}
-	return string(cstr), true
+	return strings.clone(string(cstr), allocator), true
+}
+
+get_env :: proc(key: string, allocator := context.allocator) -> (value: string) {
+	value, _ = lookup_env(key, allocator)
+	return
 }
 
 get_current_directory :: proc() -> string {
diff --git a/core/os/os_freebsd.odin b/core/os/os_freebsd.odin
index 6545423d4..a991caafc 100644
--- a/core/os/os_freebsd.odin
+++ b/core/os/os_freebsd.odin
@@ -618,13 +618,18 @@ heap_free :: proc(ptr: rawptr) {
 	_unix_free(ptr)
 }
 
-getenv :: proc(name: string) -> (string, bool) {
-	path_str := strings.clone_to_cstring(name, context.temp_allocator)
+lookup_env :: proc(key: string, allocator := context.allocator) -> (value: string, found: bool) {
+	path_str := strings.clone_to_cstring(key, context.temp_allocator)
 	cstr := _unix_getenv(path_str)
 	if cstr == nil {
 		return "", false
 	}
-	return string(cstr), true
+	return strings.clone(string(cstr), allocator), true
+}
+
+get_env :: proc(key: string, allocator := context.allocator) -> (value: string) {
+	value, _ = lookup_env(key, allocator)
+	return
 }
 
 get_current_directory :: proc() -> string {
diff --git a/core/os/os_openbsd.odin b/core/os/os_openbsd.odin
index dd230f9b5..9a3dbd874 100644
--- a/core/os/os_openbsd.odin
+++ b/core/os/os_openbsd.odin
@@ -620,13 +620,18 @@ heap_free :: proc(ptr: rawptr) {
 	_unix_free(ptr)
 }
 
-getenv :: proc(name: string) -> (string, bool) {
-	path_str := strings.clone_to_cstring(name, context.temp_allocator)
+lookup_env :: proc(key: string, allocator := context.allocator) -> (value: string, found: bool) {
+	path_str := strings.clone_to_cstring(key, context.temp_allocator)
 	cstr := _unix_getenv(path_str)
 	if cstr == nil {
 		return "", false
 	}
-	return string(cstr), true
+	return strings.clone(string(cstr), allocator), true
+}
+
+get_env :: proc(key: string, allocator := context.allocator) -> (value: string) {
+	value, _ = lookup_env(key, allocator)
+	return
 }
 
 get_current_directory :: proc() -> string {