diff --git a/cmd/acb/summarize.go b/cmd/acb/summarize.go
index 5b1d46a..4184c3b 100644
--- a/cmd/acb/summarize.go
+++ b/cmd/acb/summarize.go
@@ -21,6 +21,15 @@ I'd like the summary for the accomplishments to be in prose form, in a few parag
 
 // SummarizeData takes GitHub PRs and Jira issues data and sends it to an OpenAI-compatible endpoint for summarization.
 func SummarizeData(employeename string, prs map[string][]contributions.PullRequest, issues []issues.Issue, tasks []vikunja.Task, prompt string) (string, error) {
+	// Get OpenAI endpoint and token from environment variables
+	openaiEndpoint := os.Getenv("OPENAI_ENDPOINT")
+	openaiToken := os.Getenv("OPENAI_TOKEN")
+	openaiModel := os.Getenv("OPENAI_MODEL")
+
+	if openaiEndpoint == "" || openaiToken == "" {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("OPENAI_ENDPOINT and OPENAI_TOKEN must be set in environment variables")
+	}
+
 	// Build a prompt string
 	fullPrompt := prompt + fmt.Sprintf("\n\nHere's the PRs and Tickets for the employee %s:\n\n", employeename)
 	for repo, prList := range prs {
@@ -43,14 +52,6 @@ func SummarizeData(employeename string, prs map[string][]contributions.PullReque
 	}
 	promptf.WriteString(fullPrompt)
 	defer promptf.Close()
-	// Get OpenAI endpoint and token from environment variables
-	openaiEndpoint := os.Getenv("OPENAI_ENDPOINT")
-	openaiToken := os.Getenv("OPENAI_TOKEN")
-	openaiModel := os.Getenv("OPENAI_MODEL")
-
-	if openaiEndpoint == "" || openaiToken == "" {
-		return "", fmt.Errorf("OPENAI_ENDPOINT and OPENAI_TOKEN must be set in environment variables")
-	}
 
 	// Create a JSON payload for the OpenAI API
 	payload := struct {