diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 8cbb2f5..6e3977c 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 xdeb/
 xdg-ninja/
+config.env
diff --git a/ensure_connected.sh b/ensure_connected.sh
index 11f9892..ff27a1d 100755
--- a/ensure_connected.sh
+++ b/ensure_connected.sh
@@ -2,8 +2,11 @@
 # simple script to fix my broken wifi 
 # it checks if wifi is connected at regular intervals, and if not, repeatedly attempts to connect
 
-network="<network_name>"
-interface="<interface_name>"
+# source the network & interface names from a file 
+source config.env
+
+# network="<network_name>"
+# interface="<interface_name>"
 interval=1
 
 while [ true ]; do