diff --git a/load.sh b/load.sh
index 9106d1e..dbc6a59 100755
--- a/load.sh
+++ b/load.sh
@@ -27,11 +27,12 @@ reload_user() {
   cd $save
 }
 
-load_custom_shell_env () {
-  [[ -f $BASH_SHELL_HOSTNAME/shell.env ]] && source $BASH_SHELL_HOSTNAME/shell.env
-  [[ -f $BASH_SHELL_USER_DIR/shell.env ]] && source $BASH_SHELL_USER_DIR/shell.env 
-  [[ -f $BASH_SHELL_DEV/shell.env ]] && shell_process_directory $BASH_SHELL_DEV/shell.env 
-}
+# remove, loading in shell.env
+# load_custom_shell_env () {
+#   [[ -f $BASH_SHELL_HOSTNAME/shell.env ]] && source $BASH_SHELL_HOSTNAME/shell.env
+#   [[ -f $BASH_SHELL_USER_DIR/shell.env ]] && source $BASH_SHELL_USER_DIR/shell.env 
+#   [[ -f $BASH_SHELL_DEV/shell.env ]] && shell_process_directory $BASH_SHELL_DEV/shell.env 
+# }
 
 load_shell_host () {
   module_load shell-process-directory
diff --git a/shell.env b/shell.env
index f2618e6..7760787 100755
--- a/shell.env
+++ b/shell.env
@@ -79,28 +79,30 @@ BASH_SHELL_DIRS="$BASH_SHELL_BASE "
 declare parent
 parent="$(dirname $BASH_SHELL_BASE)"
 
-# Any Host
+# Mainly used for installing scripts to the hostname directory (see below)
 BASH_SHELL_HOST="${parent}/host"
-# export BASH_SHELL_ALL_HOSTS=<some directory>
 [[ -d $BASH_SHELL_HOST ]] && BASH_SHELL_DIRS+="$BASH_SHELL_HOST " && export BASH_SHELL_HOST
+# source any additional shell env
+[[ -f $BASH_SHELL_HOST/shell.env ]] && source $BASH_SHELL_HOST/shell.env
 
 BASH_SHELL_NETWORK=${parent}/network
-# BASH_SHELL_ALL_NETWORKS=<some directory>
 [[ -d $BASH_SHELL_NETWORK ]] && BASH_SHELL_DIRS+="$BASH_SHELL_NETWORK " && export BASH_SHELL_NETWORK
+# source any additional shell env
+[[ -f $BASH_SHELL_NETWORK/shell.env ]] && source $BASH_SHELL_NETWORK/shell.env
+
 # these are all the base directories to source
 export BASH_SHELL_DIRS
 
-# machine specific shell
+# machine specific shell based on hostname
 BASH_SHELL_HOSTNAME="$parent/$([[ -f /etc/hostname ]] && cat /etc/hostname || echo nohostname)"
-# BASH_SHELL_HOSTNAME=<some directory>
-# if there is a host directory add it to list and export env var
-# [[ -d $BASH_SHELL_HOSTNAME ]] && BASH_SHELL_DIRS+="$BASH_SHELL_HOSTNAME " && export BASH_SHELL_HOSTNAME
 [[ -d $BASH_SHELL_HOSTNAME ]] && export BASH_SHELL_HOSTNAME
+[[ -f $BASH_SHELL_HOSTNAME/shell.env ]] && source $BASH_SHELL_HOSTNAME/shell.env
 
 # if this directory exists it is included first in the sourcing
 # if allows on the develop scripts and modules, etc for later incorporation into a repo
 BASH_SHELL_DEV=${BASH_SHELL_DEV:-/opt/shell}
 [[ -d $BASH_SHELL_DEV ]] && export BASH_SHELL_DEV
+[[ -f $BASH_SHELL_DEV/shell.env ]] && source $BASH_SHELL_DEV/shell.env
 
 # #################### NETWORKING #########################
 
@@ -119,6 +121,7 @@ export BASH_NETWORKS_DIR
 [[ -f $HOME/.ucishell ]] && source $HOME/.ucishell > /dev/null
 # by default USER shell sources will be looked for under $HOME/shell
 export BASH_SHELL_USER_DIR=${BASH_SHELL_USER_DIR:-$HOME/shell}
+[[ -f $BASH_SHELL_USER_DIR/shell.env ]] && source $BASH_SHELL_USER_DEV/shell.env
 
 # now load and export bootstrap module loading functions library so it is always available even for non-interactive shells
 set -a;source $BASH_SHELL_BASE/module.base;set +a