diff --git a/client/src/docker/lib/internal/lib_gen.bash b/client/src/docker/lib/internal/lib_gen.bash
index e149ffc..ec865d3 100644
--- a/client/src/docker/lib/internal/lib_gen.bash
+++ b/client/src/docker/lib/internal/lib_gen.bash
@@ -53,87 +53,69 @@ fi
 #
 # "Constructor" for environment generation
 #
-# Sets client-side environment with defaults or use existing environment
+#   1. Sets client-side environment with defaults or use existing environment
+#   2. If configured, resets to alternative environment configuration after bootstrap
 #
 # NOTE: some bootstrapped defaults are ignored by environment file (as seen below)
 #
 
-# TODO: further refactoring; make clearer transient env vars versus persistent env vars
 function lib_gen::gen()
 {
-  lib_utils::print_debug "Constructing environment"
+  [ -z "$DOCKER_FINANCE_CLIENT_REPO" ] && lib_utils::die_fatal
 
+  # NOTE: global_* *MUST* be reset after sourcing new env file
+
+  #
   # Generate `docker-finance` version
+  #
+
   global_repo_manifest="${DOCKER_FINANCE_CLIENT_REPO}/client/docker-finance.yaml"
-  declare -gr global_repo_manifest
+  declare -g global_repo_manifest
 
   global_client_version="$(grep '^version: ' $global_repo_manifest | sed -e 's/version: "//' -e 's/"//g')"
   # shellcheck disable=SC2034  # used during env gen
-  declare -gr global_client_version
-
-  # Repository-provided (not user-defined) default environment
-  global_repo_conf_dir="${DOCKER_FINANCE_CLIENT_REPO}/client/docker-finance.d"
-  declare -gr global_repo_conf_dir
-
-  # Environment
-  declare -gr global_repo_env_file="${global_repo_conf_dir}/client/env/gen.bash"
-  [ ! -f "$global_repo_env_file" ] \
-    && lib_utils::die_fatal "Missing environment defaults! ($global_repo_env_file)"
+  declare -g global_client_version
 
   #
-  # Dockerfiles
+  # If empty environment:
+  #
+  #   1. Poke at possible (default) location of end-user environment file
+  #     a. If found, point to new location and read/reset from there
+  #
+  #   2. If file not found, bootstrap with defaults
   #
 
-  # Set image type
-  [ -z "$global_platform" ] && lib_utils::die_fatal
-  case "$global_platform" in
-    archlinux | ubuntu)
-      global_platform_image="finance"
-      ;;
-    dev-tools)
-      global_platform_image="dev-tools"
-      ;;
-    *)
-      lib_utils::die_fatal "unsupported platform"
-      ;;
-  esac
-  declare -gr global_platform_image
+  # Environment (end-user)
+  global_conf_filename="${USER}@$(uname -n)"
+  declare -g global_conf_filename
 
-  # Base location of Docker-related files (.in and final out files)
-  global_repo_dockerfiles="${DOCKER_FINANCE_CLIENT_REPO}/client/Dockerfiles/${global_platform_image}"
-  # shellcheck disable=SC2034  # used in lib_docker
-  declare -gr global_repo_dockerfiles
+  # Environment (end-user) tag dir (not full path)
+  [ -z "$global_tag" ] && lib_utils::die_fatal
+  global_tag_dir="client/$(uname -s)-$(uname -m)/${global_platform}/${global_tag}"
+  declare -g global_tag_dir
 
-  # Base custom end-user .in Dockerfile (to be appended to final Dockerfile after installation)
-  declare -gr global_repo_custom_dockerfile="${global_repo_conf_dir}/client/Dockerfiles/${global_platform_image}/Dockerfile.${global_platform}.in"
-  [ ! -f "$global_repo_custom_dockerfile" ] \
-    && lib_utils::die_fatal "Missing default custom Dockerfile '${global_repo_custom_dockerfile}'"
+  local _env_dir="/home/${USER}/.config/docker-finance.d/${global_tag_dir}/env" # NOTE: keep aligned with gen.bash
+  local _env_file="${_env_dir}/${global_conf_filename}"
 
-  #
-  # If empty environment, bootstrap with defaults
-  #
+  # shellcheck source=/dev/null
+  [ -f "$_env_file" ] && source "$_env_file"
 
   if [ -z "$DOCKER_FINANCE_CLIENT_CONF" ]; then
     # shellcheck source=/dev/null
-    source "$global_repo_env_file"
+    source "${DOCKER_FINANCE_CLIENT_REPO}/client/docker-finance.d/client/env/gen.bash"
   fi
 
   [ -z "$DOCKER_FINANCE_CLIENT_CONF" ] \
     && lib_utils::die_fatal "Defaults not generated! (${global_repo_env_file})"
 
-  [ -z "$DOCKER_FINANCE_USER" ] && lib_utils::die_fatal
-  global_conf_filename="${DOCKER_FINANCE_USER}@$(uname -n)"
-  declare -gr global_conf_filename
-
   lib_gen::__set_client_globals
 
   #
   # Reset environment with user-provided (user-defined) existing file (if available)
   #
 
-  [ -z "$global_tag" ] && lib_utils::die_fatal
-  local -r _env_dir="${DOCKER_FINANCE_CLIENT_CONF}/client/$(uname -s)-$(uname -m)/${global_platform}/${global_tag}/env"
-  local -r _env_file="${_env_dir}/${global_conf_filename}"
+  _env_dir="${DOCKER_FINANCE_CLIENT_CONF}/${global_tag_dir}/env"
+  _env_file="${_env_dir}/${global_conf_filename}"
 
   if [ -f "$_env_file" ]; then
     if [ -s "$_env_file" ]; then
@@ -167,22 +149,93 @@ function lib_gen::gen()
 
 function lib_gen::__set_client_globals()
 {
-  lib_utils::print_debug "Setting client globals"
+  lib_utils::print_debug "Setting (or resetting) client globals"
 
-  # Appending all client-side conf paths
-  local _client_tag_path
-  _client_tag_path="${DOCKER_FINANCE_CLIENT_CONF}/client/$(uname -s)-$(uname -m)/${global_platform}/${global_tag}"
+  #
+  # Repository env
+  #
 
-  # Client-side environment file (if available)
-  local _client_env_dir="${_client_tag_path}/env"
+  [ -z "$DOCKER_FINANCE_CLIENT_REPO" ] && lib_utils::die_fatal
+
+  # Generate `docker-finance` version
+  global_repo_manifest="${DOCKER_FINANCE_CLIENT_REPO}/client/docker-finance.yaml"
+  declare -g global_repo_manifest
+  lib_utils::print_debug "global_repo_manifest=${global_repo_manifest}"
+
+  global_client_version="$(grep '^version: ' $global_repo_manifest | sed -e 's/version: "//' -e 's/"//g')"
+  # shellcheck disable=SC2034  # used during env gen
+  declare -g global_client_version
+  lib_utils::print_debug "global_client_version=${global_client_version}"
+
+  # This does not reset when reading env; export again
+  export DOCKER_FINANCE_VERSION="$global_client_version"
+  lib_utils::print_debug "DOCKER_FINANCE_VERSION=${DOCKER_FINANCE_VERSION}"
+
+  # Repository-provided (not user-defined) default environment
+  global_repo_conf_dir="${DOCKER_FINANCE_CLIENT_REPO}/client/docker-finance.d"
+  declare -g global_repo_conf_dir
+  lib_utils::print_debug "global_repo_conf_dir=${global_repo_conf_dir}"
+
+  # Environment (repo)
+  declare -g global_repo_env_file="${global_repo_conf_dir}/client/env/gen.bash"
+  [ ! -f "$global_repo_env_file" ] \
+    && lib_utils::die_fatal "Missing environment defaults! ($global_repo_env_file)"
+  lib_utils::print_debug "global_repo_env_file=${global_repo_env_file}"
+
+  #
+  # Repository env (Dockerfiles)
+  #
+
+  # Set image type
+  [ -z "$global_platform" ] && lib_utils::die_fatal
+  case "$global_platform" in
+    archlinux | ubuntu)
+      global_platform_image="finance"
+      ;;
+    dev-tools)
+      global_platform_image="dev-tools"
+      ;;
+    *)
+      lib_utils::die_fatal "unsupported platform"
+      ;;
+  esac
+  declare -g global_platform_image
+  lib_utils::print_debug "global_platform_image=${global_platform_image}"
+
+  # Base location of Docker-related files (.in and final out files)
+  global_repo_dockerfiles="${DOCKER_FINANCE_CLIENT_REPO}/client/Dockerfiles/${global_platform_image}"
+  # shellcheck disable=SC2034  # used in lib_docker
+  declare -g global_repo_dockerfiles
+  lib_utils::print_debug "global_repo_dockerfiles=${global_repo_dockerfiles}"
+
+  # Base custom end-user .in Dockerfile (to be appended to final Dockerfile after installation)
+  declare -g global_repo_custom_dockerfile="${global_repo_conf_dir}/client/Dockerfiles/${global_platform_image}/Dockerfile.${global_platform}.in"
+  [ ! -f "$global_repo_custom_dockerfile" ] \
+    && lib_utils::die_fatal "Missing default custom Dockerfile '${global_repo_custom_dockerfile}'"
+  lib_utils::print_debug "global_repo_custom_dockerfile=${global_repo_custom_dockerfile}"
+
+  #
+  # Client-side env
+  #
+
+  [ -z "$global_tag_dir" ] && lib_utils::die_fatal
+
+  # Environment (end-user) format
+  [ -z "$DOCKER_FINANCE_USER" ] && lib_utils::die_fatal
+  global_conf_filename="${DOCKER_FINANCE_USER}@$(uname -n)"
+  declare -g global_conf_filename
+  lib_utils::print_debug "global_conf_filename=${global_conf_filename}"
+
+  # Environment file (if available)
+  local _client_env_dir="${DOCKER_FINANCE_CLIENT_CONF}/${global_tag_dir}/env"
   [ ! -d "$_client_env_dir" ] && mkdir -p "$_client_env_dir"
   global_env_file="${_client_env_dir}/${global_conf_filename}"
   lib_utils::print_debug "global_env_file=${global_env_file}"
 
-  # Client-side custom Dockerfile (if available)
-  local _client_dockerfile_dir="${_client_tag_path}/Dockerfiles"
+  # Custom Dockerfile (if available)
+  local _client_dockerfile_dir="${global_tag_dir}/Dockerfiles"
   [ ! -d "$_client_dockerfile_dir" ] && mkdir -p "$_client_dockerfile_dir"
-  global_custom_dockerfile="${_client_dockerfile_dir}/${global_conf_filename}"
+  global_custom_dockerfile="${DOCKER_FINANCE_CLIENT_CONF}/${_client_dockerfile_dir}/${global_conf_filename}"
   lib_utils::print_debug "global_custom_dockerfile=${global_custom_dockerfile}"
 
   # NOTE:
@@ -200,7 +253,6 @@ function lib_gen::__set_client_globals()
   lib_utils::print_debug "global_shell_file=${global_shell_file}"
 
   # Client view of client portion of repository
-  [ -z "$DOCKER_FINANCE_CLIENT_REPO" ] && lib_utils::die_fatal
   global_repo_client="${DOCKER_FINANCE_CLIENT_REPO}/client"
   [ ! -d "$global_repo_client" ] && lib_utils::die_fatal "Repository '${global_repo_client}' not found!"
   lib_utils::print_debug "global_repo_client=${global_repo_client}"