diff --git a/seed/seed.go b/seed/seed.go
index a9d1110..1c95fa0 100644
--- a/seed/seed.go
+++ b/seed/seed.go
@@ -46,151 +46,230 @@ func New(pp ...Param) *Seeder {
 	return &Seeder{getters: gg}
 }
 
+type fieldMap map[*config.Field]bool
+
+type flagInfo struct {
+	key   string
+	field *config.Field
+	value *string
+}
+
 // Seed the provided config with values for their sources.
 func (s *Seeder) Seed(cfg *config.Config) error {
-	seedMap := make(map[*config.Field]bool, len(cfg.Fields))
+	seeded := make(fieldMap, len(cfg.Fields))
 	flagSet := flag.NewFlagSet("Harvester flags", flag.ContinueOnError)
-	type flagInfo struct {
-		key   string
-		field *config.Field
-		value *string
-	}
+
 	var flagInfos []*flagInfo
 	for _, f := range cfg.Fields {
-		seedMap[f] = false
-		ss := f.Sources()
-		val, ok := ss[config.SourceSeed]
-		if ok {
-			err := f.Set(val, 0)
-			if err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-			slog.Debug("seed applied", "value", f, "name", f.Name())
-			seedMap[f] = true
+		seeded[f] = false
+
+		err := processSeedField(f, seeded)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
 		}
-		key, ok := ss[config.SourceEnv]
-		if ok { //nolint:nestif
-			val, ok := os.LookupEnv(key)
-			if ok {
-				err := f.Set(val, 0)
-				if err != nil {
-					return err
-				}
-				slog.Debug("env var applied", "value", f, "name", f.Name())
-				seedMap[f] = true
-			} else {
-				if seedMap[f] {
-					slog.Debug("env var did not exist", "key", key, "name", f.Name())
-				} else {
-					slog.Debug("env var did not exist and no seed value provided", "key", key, "name", f.Name())
-				}
-			}
+
+		err = processEnvField(f, seeded)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
 		}
-		key, ok = ss[config.SourceFlag]
+
+		fi, ok := processFlagField(f, flagSet)
 		if ok {
-			var val string
-			flagSet.StringVar(&val, key, "", "")
-			flagInfos = append(flagInfos, &flagInfo{key, f, &val})
+			flagInfos = append(flagInfos, fi)
 		}
-		key, ok = ss[config.SourceFile]
-		if ok {
-			body, err := os.ReadFile(key)
-			if err != nil {
-				slog.Error("failed to read file", "file", key, "name", f.Name(), "err", err)
-			} else {
-				err := f.Set(string(body), 0)
-				if err != nil {
-					return err
-				}
-
-				slog.Debug("file based var applied", "value", f, "field", f.Name())
-				seedMap[f] = true
-			}
+
+		err = processFileField(f, seeded)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
 		}
-		key, ok = ss[config.SourceConsul]
-		if ok {
-			gtr, ok := s.getters[config.SourceConsul]
-			if !ok {
-				return errors.New("consul getter required")
-			}
-			value, version, err := gtr.Get(key)
-			if err != nil {
-				slog.Error("failed to get consul", "key", key, "field", f.Name(), "err", err)
-				continue
-			}
-			if value == nil {
-				slog.Error("consul key does not exist", "key", key, "field", f.Name())
-				continue
-			}
-			err = f.Set(*value, version)
-			if err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-			slog.Debug("consul value applied", "value", f, "field", f.Name())
-			seedMap[f] = true
+
+		err = s.processConsulField(f, seeded)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
 		}
 
-		key, ok = ss[config.SourceRedis]
-		if ok {
-			gtr, ok := s.getters[config.SourceRedis]
-			if !ok {
-				return errors.New("redis getter required")
-			}
-			value, version, err := gtr.Get(key)
-			if err != nil {
-				slog.Error("failed to get redis", "key", key, "field", f.Name(), "err", err)
-				continue
-			}
-			if value == nil {
-				slog.Error("redis key does not exist", "key", key, "field", f.Name())
-				continue
-			}
-			err = f.Set(*value, version)
-			if err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-			slog.Debug("redis value applied", "value", f, "field", f.Name())
-			seedMap[f] = true
+		err = s.processRedisField(f, seeded)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
 		}
 	}
 
-	if len(flagInfos) > 0 { //nolint:nestif
-		if !flagSet.Parsed() {
-			// Set the flagSet output to something that will not be displayed, otherwise in case of an error
-			// it will display the usage, which we don't want.
-			flagSet.SetOutput(io.Discard)
-
-			// Try to parse each flag independently so that if we encounter any unexpected flag (maybe used elsewhere),
-			// the parsing won't stop, and we make sure we try to parse every flag passed when running the command.
-			for _, arg := range os.Args[1:] {
-				if err := flagSet.Parse([]string{arg}); err != nil {
-					// Simply log errors that can happen, such as parsing unexpected flags. We want this to be silent,
-					// and we won't want to stop the execution.
-					slog.Error("could not parse flagSet", "err", err)
-				}
+	err := processFlags(flagInfos, flagSet, seeded)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return evaluateSeedMap(seeded)
+}
+
+func processSeedField(f *config.Field, seedMap fieldMap) error {
+	val, ok := f.Sources()[config.SourceSeed]
+	if !ok {
+		return nil
+	}
+	err := f.Set(val, 0)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	slog.Debug("seed applied", "value", f, "name", f.Name())
+	seedMap[f] = true
+	return nil
+}
+
+func processEnvField(f *config.Field, seedMap fieldMap) error {
+	key, ok := f.Sources()[config.SourceEnv]
+	if !ok {
+		return nil
+	}
+	val, ok := os.LookupEnv(key)
+	if !ok {
+		if seedMap[f] {
+			slog.Debug("env var did not exist", "key", key, "name", f.Name())
+		} else {
+			slog.Debug("env var did not exist and no seed value provided", "key", key, "name", f.Name())
+		}
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	err := f.Set(val, 0)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	slog.Debug("env var applied", "value", f, "name", f.Name())
+	seedMap[f] = true
+	return nil
+}
+
+func processFileField(f *config.Field, seedMap fieldMap) error {
+	key, ok := f.Sources()[config.SourceFile]
+	if !ok {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	body, err := os.ReadFile(key)
+	if err != nil {
+		slog.Error("failed to read file", "file", key, "name", f.Name(), "err", err)
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	err = f.Set(string(body), 0)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	slog.Debug("file based var applied", "value", f, "field", f.Name())
+	seedMap[f] = true
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (s *Seeder) processConsulField(f *config.Field, seedMap fieldMap) error {
+	key, ok := f.Sources()[config.SourceConsul]
+	if !ok {
+		return nil
+	}
+	gtr, ok := s.getters[config.SourceConsul]
+	if !ok {
+		return errors.New("consul getter required")
+	}
+	value, version, err := gtr.Get(key)
+	if err != nil {
+		slog.Error("failed to get consul", "key", key, "field", f.Name(), "err", err)
+		return nil
+	}
+	if value == nil {
+		slog.Error("consul key does not exist", "key", key, "field", f.Name())
+		return nil
+	}
+	err = f.Set(*value, version)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	slog.Debug("consul value applied", "value", f, "field", f.Name())
+	seedMap[f] = true
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (s *Seeder) processRedisField(f *config.Field, seedMap fieldMap) error {
+	key, ok := f.Sources()[config.SourceRedis]
+	if !ok {
+		return nil
+	}
+	gtr, ok := s.getters[config.SourceRedis]
+	if !ok {
+		return errors.New("redis getter required")
+	}
+	value, version, err := gtr.Get(key)
+	if err != nil {
+		slog.Error("failed to get redis", "key", key, "field", f.Name(), "err", err)
+		return nil
+	}
+	if value == nil {
+		slog.Error("redis key does not exist", "key", key, "field", f.Name())
+		return nil
+	}
+	err = f.Set(*value, version)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	slog.Debug("redis value applied", "value", f, "field", f.Name())
+	seedMap[f] = true
+	return nil
+}
+
+func processFlagField(f *config.Field, flagSet *flag.FlagSet) (*flagInfo, bool) {
+	key, ok := f.Sources()[config.SourceFlag]
+	if !ok {
+		return nil, false
+	}
+	var val string
+	flagSet.StringVar(&val, key, "", "")
+	return &flagInfo{key, f, &val}, true
+}
+
+func processFlags(infos []*flagInfo, flagSet *flag.FlagSet, seedMap fieldMap) error {
+	if len(infos) == 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	if !flagSet.Parsed() {
+		// Set the flagSet output to something that will not be displayed, otherwise in case of an error
+		// it will display the usage, which we don't want.
+		flagSet.SetOutput(io.Discard)
+
+		// Try to parse each flag independently so that if we encounter any unexpected flag (maybe used elsewhere),
+		// the parsing won't stop, and we make sure we try to parse every flag passed when running the command.
+		for _, arg := range os.Args[1:] {
+			if err := flagSet.Parse([]string{arg}); err != nil {
+				// Simply log errors that can happen, such as parsing unexpected flags. We want this to be silent,
+				// and we won't want to stop the execution.
+				slog.Error("could not parse flagSet", "err", err)
 			}
 		}
-		for _, flagInfo := range flagInfos {
-			hasFlag := false
-			flagSet.Visit(func(f *flag.Flag) {
-				if f.Name == flagInfo.key {
-					hasFlag = true
-					return
-				}
-			})
-			if hasFlag && flagInfo.value != nil {
-				err := flagInfo.field.Set(*flagInfo.value, 0)
-				if err != nil {
-					return err
-				}
-				slog.Debug("flag value applied", "value", flagInfo.field, "field", flagInfo.field.Name())
-				seedMap[flagInfo.field] = true
-			} else {
-				slog.Debug("flag var did not exist", "key", flagInfo.key, "field", flagInfo.field.Name())
+	}
+
+	for _, info := range infos {
+		hasFlag := false
+		flagSet.Visit(func(f *flag.Flag) {
+			if f.Name == info.key {
+				hasFlag = true
+				return
 			}
+		})
+		if hasFlag && info.value != nil {
+			err := info.field.Set(*info.value, 0)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			slog.Debug("flag value applied", "value", info.field, "field", info.field.Name())
+			seedMap[info.field] = true
+		} else {
+			slog.Debug("flag var did not exist", "key", info.key, "field", info.field.Name())
 		}
 	}
+	return nil
+}
 
+func evaluateSeedMap(seedMap fieldMap) error {
 	sb := strings.Builder{}
 	for f, seeded := range seedMap {
 		if !seeded {