diff --git a/lib/config.ts b/lib/config.ts
index 90d3f915..28e2032c 100644
--- a/lib/config.ts
+++ b/lib/config.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
  * Centralized configuration management for the application.
  * This file provides a type-safe way to access environment variables.
  */
-import { envSchema, getRawEnv } from './env';
+import { env, getRawEnv } from './env';
 
 let memoizedConfig: ReturnType<typeof createConfig> | undefined;
 
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ let memoizedConfig: ReturnType<typeof createConfig> | undefined;
  * Throws if validation fails.
  */
 function createConfig() {
-  const env = envSchema.parse(getRawEnv()) as any;
+  const env = getRawEnv();
 
   const target = env.NEXT_PUBLIC_TARGET || env.TARGET;
 
diff --git a/lib/env.ts b/lib/env.ts
index ff9bc7e6..3638d5f8 100644
--- a/lib/env.ts
+++ b/lib/env.ts
@@ -10,9 +10,7 @@ import { validateMintelEnv, mintelEnvSchema } from '@mintel/next-utils';
  * - Logging
  * - Analytics
  */
-export const envSchema = z.object({
-  ...mintelEnvSchema,
-
+const envExtension = {
   // Project specific overrides or additions
   AUTH_COOKIE_NAME: z.string().default('klz_gatekeeper_session'),
 
@@ -29,12 +27,12 @@ export const envSchema = z.object({
 
   INFRA_DIRECTUS_URL: z.string().url().optional(),
   INFRA_DIRECTUS_TOKEN: z.string().optional(),
-});
+};
 
 /**
  * Validated environment object.
  */
-export const env = validateMintelEnv(envSchema.shape);
+export const env = validateMintelEnv(envExtension);
 
 /**
  * For legacy compatibility with existing code.