diff --git a/kubernetes/ConfigureChecks.cmake b/kubernetes/ConfigureChecks.cmake
index 5cfba58..c9cda1a 100644
--- a/kubernetes/ConfigureChecks.cmake
+++ b/kubernetes/ConfigureChecks.cmake
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-include(CheckFunctionExists)
+include(CheckCXXSymbolExists)
 
-check_function_exists(strndup HAVE_STRNDUP)
-check_function_exists(secure_getenv HAVE_SECURE_GETENV)
+check_cxx_symbol_exists(strndup "string.h" HAVE_STRNDUP)
+check_cxx_symbol_exists(secure_getenv "stdlib.h" HAVE_SECURE_GETENV)
+check_cxx_symbol_exists(getenv "stdlib.h" HAVE_GETENV)
diff --git a/kubernetes/PostTarget.cmake b/kubernetes/PostTarget.cmake
index 1ef9cc3..73df36a 100644
--- a/kubernetes/PostTarget.cmake
+++ b/kubernetes/PostTarget.cmake
@@ -4,5 +4,6 @@ else()
     set(WEBSOCKETS websockets)
 endif()
 
+target_include_directories(${pkgName} PRIVATE "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}")
 target_link_libraries(${pkgName} PRIVATE yaml ${WEBSOCKETS})
 set_target_properties(${pkgName} PROPERTIES LINKER_LANGUAGE C)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/kubernetes/config.h.in b/kubernetes/config.h.in
index 4ccae38..35cba3c 100644
--- a/kubernetes/config.h.in
+++ b/kubernetes/config.h.in
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 #cmakedefine HAVE_STRNDUP
 #cmakedefine HAVE_SECURE_GETENV
+#cmakedefine HAVE_GETENV
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/kubernetes/config/incluster_config.c b/kubernetes/config/incluster_config.c
index 3e1708e..9f521b5 100644
--- a/kubernetes/config/incluster_config.c
+++ b/kubernetes/config/incluster_config.c
@@ -45,19 +45,23 @@ static int setBasePathInCluster(char **pBasePath)
 {
     static char fname[] = "setBasePathInCluster()";
 
-#if defined(WIN32) || defined(_WIN32) || defined(__WIN32__) || defined(__NT__) || defined(__APPLE__) || !defined(HAVE_SECURE_GETENV)
-    const char *service_host_env = getenv(SERVICE_HOST_ENV_NAME);
-#elif __linux || defined(__EMSCRIPTEN__)
+#if defined(HAVE_SECURE_GETENV)
     const char *service_host_env = secure_getenv(SERVICE_HOST_ENV_NAME);
+#elif defined(HAVE_GETENV)
+    const char *service_host_env = getenv(SERVICE_HOST_ENV_NAME);
+#else
+    const char *service_host_env = NULL;
 #endif
     if (!service_host_env) {
         fprintf(stderr, "%s: Cannot retrieve the kubernetes service host inside a pod by the env %s.\n", fname, SERVICE_HOST_ENV_NAME);
         return -1;
     }
-#if defined(WIN32) || defined(_WIN32) || defined(__WIN32__) || defined(__NT__) || defined(__APPLE__) || !defined(HAVE_SECURE_GETENV)
-    const char *service_port_env = getenv(SERVICE_PORT_ENV_NAME);
-#elif __linux || defined(__EMSCRIPTEN__)
+#if defined(HAVE_SECURE_GETENV)
     const char *service_port_env = secure_getenv(SERVICE_PORT_ENV_NAME);
+#elif defined(HAVE_GETENV)
+    const char *service_port_env = getenv(SERVICE_PORT_ENV_NAME);
+#else
+    const char *service_port_env = NULL;
 #endif
     if (!service_port_env) {
         fprintf(stderr, "%s: Cannot retrieve the kubernetes service port inside a pod by the env %s.\n", fname, SERVICE_PORT_ENV_NAME);
diff --git a/kubernetes/config/kube_config.c b/kubernetes/config/kube_config.c
index f5dcb0d..0f51cfb 100644
--- a/kubernetes/config/kube_config.c
+++ b/kubernetes/config/kube_config.c
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#include <config.h>
+
 #define _GNU_SOURCE
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <errno.h>
@@ -110,20 +112,18 @@ static char *getWorkingConfigFile(const char *configFileNamePassedIn)
     if (configFileNamePassedIn) {
         configFileName = strdup(configFileNamePassedIn);
     } else {
-
-#if defined(WIN32) || defined(_WIN32) || defined(__WIN32__) || defined(__NT__) || defined(__APPLE__) || !defined(HAVE_SECURE_GETENV)
-        kubeconfig_env = getenv(ENV_KUBECONFIG);
-#elif __linux || defined(__EMSCRIPTEN__)
+#if defined(HAVE_SECURE_GETENV)
         kubeconfig_env = secure_getenv(ENV_KUBECONFIG);
+#elif defined(HAVE_GETENV)
+        kubeconfig_env = getenv(ENV_KUBECONFIG);
 #endif
         if (kubeconfig_env) {
             configFileName = strdup(kubeconfig_env);
         } else {
-#if defined(WIN32) || defined(_WIN32) || defined(__WIN32__) || defined(__NT__) || defined(__APPLE__) || !defined(HAVE_SECURE_GETENV)
-            homedir_env = getenv(ENV_HOME);
-#elif __linux || defined(__EMSCRIPTEN__)
+#if defined(HAVE_SECURE_GETENV)
             homedir_env = secure_getenv(ENV_HOME);
-#else
+#elif defined(HAVE_GETENV)
+            homedir_env = getenv(ENV_HOME);
 #endif
             if (homedir_env) {
                 int configFileNameSize = strlen(homedir_env) + strlen(KUBE_CONFIG_DEFAULT_LOCATION) + 1;