diff --git a/zsh/.zshenv b/zsh/.zshenv
index cdffe65..0d17869 100644
--- a/zsh/.zshenv
+++ b/zsh/.zshenv
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
-set -o allexport
-. ~/.config/environment.d/*.conf
-set +o allexport
+# Assume environment is already loaded if ZDOTDIR is set.
+# This speeds up starting zsh if it's not required. Attempt
+# to load the environment if it's absent, though, in case
+# ZDOTDIR is overriden and .zshrc is not in ~
+if [ -z "$ZDOTDIR" ]; then
+    set -o allexport
+    . ~/.config/environment.d/*.conf
+    set +o allexport
+fi
 
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