diff --git a/BUILD b/BUILD
index 394ed858..05e91728 100644
--- a/BUILD
+++ b/BUILD
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ go_library(
     visibility = ["//visibility:private"],
     deps = [
         "//core:go_default_library",
+        "//core/configs:go_default_library",
         "//repositories:go_default_library",
     ],
 )
@@ -196,8 +197,8 @@ pkg_npm(
     srcs = [
         "LICENSE",
         "README.md",
-        "bazelisk.js",
         "bazelisk.d.ts",
+        "bazelisk.js",
         "package.json",
     ],
     deps = [
diff --git a/bazelisk.go b/bazelisk.go
index 5cdee070..b76393c1 100644
--- a/bazelisk.go
+++ b/bazelisk.go
@@ -20,12 +20,13 @@ import (
 	"os"
 
 	"github.com/bazelbuild/bazelisk/core"
+	"github.com/bazelbuild/bazelisk/core/configs"
 	"github.com/bazelbuild/bazelisk/repositories"
 )
 
 func main() {
 	gcs := &repositories.GCSRepo{}
-	gitHub := repositories.CreateGitHubRepo(core.GetEnvOrConfig("BAZELISK_GITHUB_TOKEN"))
+	gitHub := repositories.CreateGitHubRepo(configs.GetEnvOrConfig("BAZELISK_GITHUB_TOKEN"))
 	// Fetch LTS releases, release candidates, rolling releases and Bazel-at-commits from GCS, forks from GitHub.
 	repos := core.CreateRepositories(gcs, gcs, gitHub, gcs, gcs, true)
 
diff --git a/core/BUILD b/core/BUILD
index fee6d3a0..36257e9e 100644
--- a/core/BUILD
+++ b/core/BUILD
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ go_library(
     visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
     x_defs = {"BazeliskVersion": "{STABLE_VERSION}"},
     deps = [
+        "//core/configs:go_default_library",
+        "//core/path:go_default_library",
         "//httputil:go_default_library",
         "//platforms:go_default_library",
         "//versions:go_default_library",
diff --git a/core/configs/BUILD.bazel b/core/configs/BUILD.bazel
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..165f9549
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/configs/BUILD.bazel
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+load("@io_bazel_rules_go//go:def.bzl", "go_library")
+
+go_library(
+    name = "go_default_library",
+    srcs = ["configs.go"],
+    importpath = "github.com/bazelbuild/bazelisk/core/configs",
+    visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
+    deps = ["//core/path:go_default_library"],
+)
diff --git a/core/configs/configs.go b/core/configs/configs.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1570691b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/configs/configs.go
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+// Package core.configs contains the core.configs Bazelisk logic, as well as abstractions for Bazel repositories.
+package configs
+
+import (
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"log"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
+	"sync"
+
+	"github.com/bazelbuild/bazelisk/core/path"
+)
+
+var (
+	fileConfig     map[string]string
+	fileConfigOnce sync.Once
+)
+
+// GetEnvOrConfig reads a configuration value from the environment, but fall back to reading it from .bazeliskrc in the workspace root.
+func GetEnvOrConfig(name string) string {
+	if val := os.Getenv(name); val != "" {
+		return val
+	}
+
+	// Parse .bazeliskrc in the workspace root, once, if it can be found.
+	fileConfigOnce.Do(func() {
+		workingDirectory, err := os.Getwd()
+		if err != nil {
+			return
+		}
+		workspaceRoot := path.FindWorkspaceRoot(workingDirectory)
+		if workspaceRoot == "" {
+			return
+		}
+		rcFilePath := filepath.Join(workspaceRoot, ".bazeliskrc")
+		contents, err := ioutil.ReadFile(rcFilePath)
+		if err != nil {
+			if os.IsNotExist(err) {
+				return
+			}
+			log.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		fileConfig = make(map[string]string)
+		for _, line := range strings.Split(string(contents), "\n") {
+			if strings.HasPrefix(line, "#") {
+				// comments
+				continue
+			}
+			parts := strings.SplitN(line, "=", 2)
+			if len(parts) < 2 {
+				continue
+			}
+			key := strings.TrimSpace(parts[0])
+			fileConfig[key] = strings.TrimSpace(parts[1])
+		}
+	})
+
+	return fileConfig[name]
+}
diff --git a/core/core.go b/core/core.go
index 1e6c6f70..69cc3528 100644
--- a/core/core.go
+++ b/core/core.go
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import (
 	"bufio"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
-	"io/ioutil"
 	"log"
 	"os"
 	"os/exec"
@@ -19,6 +18,8 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 	"syscall"
 
+	"github.com/bazelbuild/bazelisk/core/configs"
+	"github.com/bazelbuild/bazelisk/core/path"
 	"github.com/bazelbuild/bazelisk/httputil"
 	"github.com/bazelbuild/bazelisk/platforms"
 	"github.com/bazelbuild/bazelisk/versions"
@@ -43,7 +44,7 @@ var (
 func RunBazelisk(args []string, repos *Repositories) (int, error) {
 	httputil.UserAgent = getUserAgent()
 
-	bazeliskHome := GetEnvOrConfig("BAZELISK_HOME")
+	bazeliskHome := configs.GetEnvOrConfig("BAZELISK_HOME")
 	if len(bazeliskHome) == 0 {
 		userCacheDir, err := os.UserCacheDir()
 		if err != nil {
@@ -86,7 +87,7 @@ func RunBazelisk(args []string, repos *Repositories) (int, error) {
 			return -1, fmt.Errorf("could not resolve the version '%s' to an actual version number: %v", bazelVersion, err)
 		}
 
-		bazelForkOrURL := dirForURL(GetEnvOrConfig(BaseURLEnv))
+		bazelForkOrURL := dirForURL(configs.GetEnvOrConfig(BaseURLEnv))
 		if len(bazelForkOrURL) == 0 {
 			bazelForkOrURL = bazelFork
 		}
@@ -171,84 +172,13 @@ func getBazelCommand(args []string) (string, error) {
 }
 
 func getUserAgent() string {
-	agent := GetEnvOrConfig("BAZELISK_USER_AGENT")
+	agent := configs.GetEnvOrConfig("BAZELISK_USER_AGENT")
 	if len(agent) > 0 {
 		return agent
 	}
 	return fmt.Sprintf("Bazelisk/%s", BazeliskVersion)
 }
 
-// GetEnvOrConfig reads a configuration value from the environment, but fall back to reading it from .bazeliskrc in the workspace root.
-func GetEnvOrConfig(name string) string {
-	if val := os.Getenv(name); val != "" {
-		return val
-	}
-
-	// Parse .bazeliskrc in the workspace root, once, if it can be found.
-	fileConfigOnce.Do(func() {
-		workingDirectory, err := os.Getwd()
-		if err != nil {
-			return
-		}
-		workspaceRoot := findWorkspaceRoot(workingDirectory)
-		if workspaceRoot == "" {
-			return
-		}
-		rcFilePath := filepath.Join(workspaceRoot, ".bazeliskrc")
-		contents, err := ioutil.ReadFile(rcFilePath)
-		if err != nil {
-			if os.IsNotExist(err) {
-				return
-			}
-			log.Fatal(err)
-		}
-		fileConfig = make(map[string]string)
-		for _, line := range strings.Split(string(contents), "\n") {
-			if strings.HasPrefix(line, "#") {
-				// comments
-				continue
-			}
-			parts := strings.SplitN(line, "=", 2)
-			if len(parts) < 2 {
-				continue
-			}
-			key := strings.TrimSpace(parts[0])
-			fileConfig[key] = strings.TrimSpace(parts[1])
-		}
-	})
-
-	return fileConfig[name]
-}
-
-// isValidWorkspace returns true iff the supplied path is the workspace root, defined by the presence of
-// a file named WORKSPACE or WORKSPACE.bazel
-// see https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel/blob/8346ea4cfdd9fbd170d51a528fee26f912dad2d5/src/main/cpp/workspace_layout.cc#L37
-func isValidWorkspace(path string) bool {
-	info, err := os.Stat(path)
-	if err != nil {
-		return false
-	}
-
-	return !info.IsDir()
-}
-
-func findWorkspaceRoot(root string) string {
-	if isValidWorkspace(filepath.Join(root, "WORKSPACE")) {
-		return root
-	}
-
-	if isValidWorkspace(filepath.Join(root, "WORKSPACE.bazel")) {
-		return root
-	}
-
-	parentDirectory := filepath.Dir(root)
-	if parentDirectory == root {
-		return ""
-	}
-
-	return findWorkspaceRoot(parentDirectory)
-}
-
 func getBazelVersion() (string, error) {
 	// Check in this order:
 	// - env var "USE_BAZEL_VERSION" is set to a specific version.
@@ -262,7 +192,7 @@ func getBazelVersion() (string, error) {
 	// - workspace_root/.bazelversion exists -> read contents, that version.
 	// - workspace_root/WORKSPACE contains a version -> that version. (TODO)
 	// - fallback: latest release
-	bazelVersion := GetEnvOrConfig("USE_BAZEL_VERSION")
+	bazelVersion := configs.GetEnvOrConfig("USE_BAZEL_VERSION")
 	if len(bazelVersion) != 0 {
 		return bazelVersion, nil
 	}
@@ -272,7 +202,7 @@ func getBazelVersion() (string, error) {
 		return "", fmt.Errorf("could not get working directory: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	workspaceRoot := findWorkspaceRoot(workingDirectory)
+	workspaceRoot := path.FindWorkspaceRoot(workingDirectory)
 	if len(workspaceRoot) != 0 {
 		bazelVersionPath := filepath.Join(workspaceRoot, ".bazelversion")
 		if _, err := os.Stat(bazelVersionPath); err == nil {
@@ -323,7 +253,7 @@ func downloadBazel(fork string, version string, baseDirectory string, repos *Rep
 	destFile := "bazel" + platforms.DetermineExecutableFilenameSuffix()
 	destinationDir := filepath.Join(baseDirectory, pathSegment, "bin")
 
-	if url := GetEnvOrConfig(BaseURLEnv); url != "" {
+	if url := configs.GetEnvOrConfig(BaseURLEnv); url != "" {
 		return repos.DownloadFromBaseURL(url, version, destinationDir, destFile)
 	}
 
@@ -370,7 +300,7 @@ func linkLocalBazel(baseDirectory string, bazelPath string) (string, error) {
 }
 
 func maybeDelegateToWrapper(bazel string) string {
-	if GetEnvOrConfig(skipWrapperEnv) != "" {
+	if configs.GetEnvOrConfig(skipWrapperEnv) != "" {
 		return bazel
 	}
 
@@ -379,7 +309,7 @@ func maybeDelegateToWrapper(bazel string) string {
 		return bazel
 	}
 
-	root := findWorkspaceRoot(wd)
+	root := path.FindWorkspaceRoot(wd)
 	wrapper := filepath.Join(root, wrapperPath)
 	if stat, err := os.Stat(wrapper); err != nil || stat.IsDir() || stat.Mode().Perm()&0001 == 0 {
 		return bazel
@@ -492,7 +422,7 @@ func insertArgs(baseArgs []string, newArgs []string) []string {
 }
 
 func shutdownIfNeeded(bazelPath string) {
-	bazeliskClean := GetEnvOrConfig("BAZELISK_SHUTDOWN")
+	bazeliskClean := configs.GetEnvOrConfig("BAZELISK_SHUTDOWN")
 	if len(bazeliskClean) == 0 {
 		return
 	}
@@ -510,7 +440,7 @@ func shutdownIfNeeded(bazelPath string) {
 }
 
 func cleanIfNeeded(bazelPath string) {
-	bazeliskClean := GetEnvOrConfig("BAZELISK_CLEAN")
+	bazeliskClean := configs.GetEnvOrConfig("BAZELISK_CLEAN")
 	if len(bazeliskClean) == 0 {
 		return
 	}
diff --git a/core/path/BUILD.bazel b/core/path/BUILD.bazel
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..72e24197
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/path/BUILD.bazel
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+load("@io_bazel_rules_go//go:def.bzl", "go_library")
+
+go_library(
+    name = "go_default_library",
+    srcs = ["path.go"],
+    importpath = "github.com/bazelbuild/bazelisk/core/path",
+    visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
+)
diff --git a/core/path/path.go b/core/path/path.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4e00c16d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/path/path.go
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+// Package core.configs contains the core.configs Bazelisk logic, as well as abstractions for Bazel repositories.
+package path
+
+import (
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+)
+
+// isValidWorkspace returns true iff the supplied path is the workspace root, defined by the presence of
+// a file named WORKSPACE or WORKSPACE.bazel
+// see https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel/blob/8346ea4cfdd9fbd170d51a528fee26f912dad2d5/src/main/cpp/workspace_layout.cc#L37
+func isValidWorkspace(path string) bool {
+	info, err := os.Stat(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	return !info.IsDir()
+}
+
+// FindWorkspaceRoot find the WORKSPACE root path.
+func FindWorkspaceRoot(root string) string {
+	if isValidWorkspace(filepath.Join(root, "WORKSPACE")) {
+		return root
+	}
+
+	if isValidWorkspace(filepath.Join(root, "WORKSPACE.bazel")) {
+		return root
+	}
+
+	parentDirectory := filepath.Dir(root)
+	if parentDirectory == root {
+		return ""
+	}
+
+	return FindWorkspaceRoot(parentDirectory)
+}
diff --git a/httputil/BUILD b/httputil/BUILD
index 89113cad..49bb5430 100644
--- a/httputil/BUILD
+++ b/httputil/BUILD
@@ -10,12 +10,12 @@ go_library(
         "fake.go",
         "httputil.go",
     ],
+    importpath = "github.com/bazelbuild/bazelisk/httputil",
+    visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
     deps = [
+        "@com_github_jdxcode_netrc//:go_default_library",
         "@com_github_mitchellh_go_homedir//:go_default_library",
-        "@com_github_jdxcode_netrc//:go_default_library"
     ],
-    importpath = "github.com/bazelbuild/bazelisk/httputil",
-    visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
 )
 
 go_test(
diff --git a/platforms/BUILD b/platforms/BUILD
index 6b8f9257..2cdaaf90 100644
--- a/platforms/BUILD
+++ b/platforms/BUILD
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ go_library(
     importpath = "github.com/bazelbuild/bazelisk/platforms",
     visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
     deps = [
+        "//core/configs:go_default_library",
         "@com_github_hashicorp_go_version//:go_default_library",
     ],
 )
@@ -15,3 +16,9 @@ go_test(
     srcs = ["platforms_test.go"],
     embed = [":go_default_library"],
 )
+
+go_test(
+    name = "go_default_test",
+    srcs = ["platforms_test.go"],
+    embed = [":go_default_library"],
+)
diff --git a/platforms/platforms.go b/platforms/platforms.go
index a779db3f..8e6f6228 100644
--- a/platforms/platforms.go
+++ b/platforms/platforms.go
@@ -4,9 +4,10 @@ package platforms
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"log"
-	"os"
 	"runtime"
 
+	"github.com/bazelbuild/bazelisk/core/configs"
+
 	semver "github.com/hashicorp/go-version"
 )
 
@@ -62,7 +63,7 @@ func DetermineBazelFilename(version string, includeSuffix bool) (string, error)
 	}
 
 	bazelFlavor := "bazel"
-	if val, ok := os.LookupEnv("BAZELISK_NOJDK"); ok && (val != "0") {
+	if configs.GetEnvOrConfig("BAZELISK_NOJDK") != "0" && configs.GetEnvOrConfig("BAZELISK_NOJDK") != "" {
 		bazelFlavor = "bazel_nojdk"
 	}
 	return fmt.Sprintf("%s-%s-%s-%s%s", bazelFlavor, version, osName, machineName, filenameSuffix), nil