diff --git a/env.cpp b/env.cpp
index 5745e16..efd081b 100644
--- a/env.cpp
+++ b/env.cpp
@@ -39,6 +39,15 @@
     return value;
 }
 
+std::string getEnv(
+    const char* prefix,
+    const std::string& type,
+    const std::string& id)
+{
+    SensorSet::key_type sensor{type, id};
+    return getEnv(prefix, sensor);
+}
+
 std::string getIndirectLabelEnv(
     const char* prefix, std::string path, const SensorSet::key_type& sensor)
 {
diff --git a/env.hpp b/env.hpp
index 6442468..6342e25 100644
--- a/env.hpp
+++ b/env.hpp
@@ -2,9 +2,31 @@
 
 class SensorSet;
 
+/** @brief Reads an environment variable
+ *
+ *  Reads <prefix>_<sensor.first><sensor.second>
+ *
+ *  @param[in] prefix - the variable prefix
+ *  @param[in] sensor - Sensor details
+ *
+ *  @return string - the env var value
+ */
 std::string getEnv(
     const char* prefix, const SensorSet::key_type& sensor);
 
+/** @brief Reads an environment variable, and takes type and id separately
+ *
+ *  @param[in] prefix - the variable prefix
+ *  @param[in] type - sensor type, like 'temp'
+ *  @param[in] id - sensor ID, like '5'
+ *
+ *  @return string - the env var value
+ */
+std::string getEnv(
+    const char* prefix,
+    const std::string& type,
+    const std::string& id);
+
 /** @brief Get the label for the sensor with a level of indirection.
  *
  *  Read the sensor number from the <path>/<item><X>_label file.<item> & <X> is