diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index f62db2f03..1d26ef187 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ test.sh:
 	shellcheck -x utils/searx.sh
 	shellcheck -x utils/morty.sh
 	shellcheck -x utils/lxc.sh
+	shellcheck -x utils/lxc.env
 	shellcheck -x .config.sh
 
 test.pep8: pyenvinstall
diff --git a/utils/filtron.sh b/utils/filtron.sh
index 663c2b1dc..c53acc607 100755
--- a/utils/filtron.sh
+++ b/utils/filtron.sh
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 # shellcheck source=utils/lib.sh
 source "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")/lib.sh"
 source_dot_config
+source "${REPO_ROOT}/utils/lxc.env"
 
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # config
diff --git a/utils/lxc.env b/utils/lxc.env
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d470f256c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/lxc.env
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8; mode: sh indent-tabs-mode: nil -*-
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
+
+# Herein we place all, what is needed to know when inside containers.  Its
+# sourced from different context --> do not manipulate the environment directly,
+# implement functions!
+
+# shellcheck shell=sh
+
+searx_suite_set_env() {
+    export FILTRON_API="0.0.0.0:4005"
+    export FILTRON_LISTEN="0.0.0.0:4004"
+    export MORTY_LISTEN="0.0.0.0:3000"
+}
diff --git a/utils/lxc.sh b/utils/lxc.sh
index ab9afcbb4..f950cdb1b 100755
--- a/utils/lxc.sh
+++ b/utils/lxc.sh
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 # shellcheck source=utils/lib.sh
 source "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")/lib.sh"
 source_dot_config
+source "${REPO_ROOT}/utils/lxc.env"
 
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # config
@@ -63,12 +64,6 @@ HOST_USER="${SUDO_USER:-$USER}"
 HOST_USER_ID=$(id -u "${HOST_USER}")
 HOST_GROUP_ID=$(id -g "${HOST_USER}")
 
-searx_suite_set_env() {
-    export FILTRON_API="0.0.0.0:4005"
-    export FILTRON_LISTEN="0.0.0.0:4004"
-    export MORTY_LISTEN="0.0.0.0:3000"
-}
-
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 usage() {
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/utils/morty.sh b/utils/morty.sh
index e7e2f8651..c3531f735 100755
--- a/utils/morty.sh
+++ b/utils/morty.sh
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 # shellcheck source=utils/lib.sh
 source "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")/lib.sh"
 source_dot_config
+source "${REPO_ROOT}/utils/lxc.env"
 
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # config
diff --git a/utils/searx.sh b/utils/searx.sh
index c435b5c00..1089f30d7 100755
--- a/utils/searx.sh
+++ b/utils/searx.sh
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 # shellcheck source=utils/lib.sh
 source "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")/lib.sh"
 source_dot_config
+source "${REPO_ROOT}/utils/lxc.env"
 
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # config