diff --git a/lxc1/p0-infrastructure/02_deploy_minio_buckets.sh b/lxc1/p0-infrastructure/02_deploy_minio_buckets.sh
index 7d929ad..0859ea4 100644
--- a/lxc1/p0-infrastructure/02_deploy_minio_buckets.sh
+++ b/lxc1/p0-infrastructure/02_deploy_minio_buckets.sh
@@ -4,7 +4,14 @@
 ENV_PATH="/docker/minio/.env"
 
 if [ -f "$ENV_PATH" ]; then
-    export $(grep -v '^#' "$ENV_PATH" | xargs)
+    while read -r line || [ -n "$line" ]; do
+        # Skip comments and empty lines
+        [[ "$line" =~ ^#.*$ ]] && continue
+        [[ -z "$line" ]] && continue
+        
+        # Export the variable, removing any literal quotes
+        export "${line//\"/}"
+    done < "$ENV_PATH"
     echo "Successfully loaded variables from $ENV_PATH"
 else
     echo "ERROR: Could not find .env at $ENV_PATH"