diff --git a/micronfig/src/envdot.rs b/micronfig/src/envdot.rs
index 500a0a8..c7514ec 100644
--- a/micronfig/src/envdot.rs
+++ b/micronfig/src/envdot.rs
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ pub fn parse_dotenv<P>(value: P) -> Option<DotEnv>
 
 	let mut contents: String = String::new();
 	file.read_to_string(&mut contents)
-		.expect(&format!("to be able to read {value:?}"));
+		.unwrap_or_else(|_| panic!("to be able to read {value:?}"));
 
 	let mut keys: HashMap<OsString, String> = HashMap::new();
 
diff --git a/micronfig/src/envfiles.rs b/micronfig/src/envfiles.rs
index aa11561..4c50e50 100644
--- a/micronfig/src/envfiles.rs
+++ b/micronfig/src/envfiles.rs
@@ -13,11 +13,11 @@ pub fn get(key: &OsStr) -> Option<String> {
 	let path = std::path::PathBuf::from(path);
 
 	let mut file = std::fs::File::open(&path)
-		.expect(&format!("to be able to open file at {path:?}"));
+		.unwrap_or_else(|_| panic!("to be able to open file at {path:?}"));
 
 	let mut data = String::new();
 	file.read_to_string(&mut data)
-		.expect(&format!("to be able to read from file at {path:?}"));
+		.unwrap_or_else(|_| panic!("to be able to read from file at {path:?}"));
 
 	Some(data)
 }