diff --git a/src/bin/e_config.c b/src/bin/e_config.c
index 0be0d7795..521e7c4e7 100644
--- a/src/bin/e_config.c
+++ b/src/bin/e_config.c
@@ -2049,9 +2049,14 @@ e_config_profile_save(void)
    char buf[4096], buf2[4096];
    const char *s;
    int ok = 0;
+   static signed char nosave = -1;
 
-   if ((s = getenv("E_CONF_PROFILE_NOSAVE")) && atoi(s))
-     return 1;
+   if (nosave == -1)
+     {
+        if ((s = getenv("E_CONF_PROFILE_NOSAVE")) && atoi(s)) nosave = 1;
+        else nosave = 0;
+     }
+   if (nosave == 1) return 1;
 
    /* FIXME: check for other sessions fo E running */
    e_user_dir_concat_static(buf, "config/profile.cfg");
diff --git a/src/bin/e_pixmap.c b/src/bin/e_pixmap.c
index 1850e5632..8feed3d39 100644
--- a/src/bin/e_pixmap.c
+++ b/src/bin/e_pixmap.c
@@ -796,11 +796,17 @@ e_pixmap_native_surface_init(E_Pixmap *cp, Evas_Native_Surface *ns)
         if (!cp->buffer) return EINA_FALSE;
         if (cp->buffer->dmabuf_buffer)
           {
+             static signed char use_hw_planes = -1;
              ns->type = EVAS_NATIVE_SURFACE_WL_DMABUF;
 
              ns->data.wl_dmabuf.attr = &cp->buffer->dmabuf_buffer->attributes;
              ns->data.wl_dmabuf.resource = cp->buffer->resource;
-             if (getenv("E_USE_HARDWARE_PLANES"))
+             if (use_hw_planes == -1)
+               {
+                  if (getenv("E_USE_HARDWARE_PLANES")) use_hw_planes = 1;
+                  else use_hw_planes = 0;
+               }
+             if (use_hw_planes)
                {
                   ns->data.wl_dmabuf.scanout.handler = _e_pixmap_scanout_handler;
                   ns->data.wl_dmabuf.scanout.data = cp->buffer;