diff --git a/common/env_nand.c b/common/env_nand.c
index 9a6b8a6..7530962 100644
--- a/common/env_nand.c
+++ b/common/env_nand.c
@@ -152,72 +152,57 @@ int writeenv(size_t offset, u_char *buf)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_ENV_OFFSET_REDUND
-static unsigned char env_flags;
+struct env_location {
+	const char *name;
+	const nand_erase_options_t erase_opts;
+};
 
-int saveenv(void)
+static int erase_and_write_env(const struct env_location *location,
+		u_char *env_new)
 {
-	env_t	env_new;
-	ssize_t	len;
-	char	*res;
-	int	ret = 0;
-	nand_erase_options_t nand_erase_options;
+	int ret = 0;
 
-	memset(&nand_erase_options, 0, sizeof(nand_erase_options));
-	nand_erase_options.length = CONFIG_ENV_RANGE;
-
-	if (CONFIG_ENV_RANGE < CONFIG_ENV_SIZE)
-		return 1;
-
-	res = (char *)&env_new.data;
-	len = hexport_r(&env_htab, '\0', 0, &res, ENV_SIZE, 0, NULL);
-	if (len < 0) {
-		error("Cannot export environment: errno = %d\n", errno);
-		return 1;
-	}
-	env_new.crc	= crc32(0, env_new.data, ENV_SIZE);
-	env_new.flags	= ++env_flags; /* increase the serial */
-
-	if (gd->env_valid == 1) {
-		puts("Erasing redundant NAND...\n");
-		nand_erase_options.offset = CONFIG_ENV_OFFSET_REDUND;
-		if (nand_erase_opts(&nand_info[0], &nand_erase_options))
-			return 1;
-
-		puts("Writing to redundant NAND... ");
-		ret = writeenv(CONFIG_ENV_OFFSET_REDUND, (u_char *)&env_new);
-	} else {
-		puts("Erasing NAND...\n");
-		nand_erase_options.offset = CONFIG_ENV_OFFSET;
-		if (nand_erase_opts(&nand_info[0], &nand_erase_options))
-			return 1;
-
-		puts("Writing to NAND... ");
-		ret = writeenv(CONFIG_ENV_OFFSET, (u_char *)&env_new);
-	}
-	if (ret) {
-		puts("FAILED!\n");
+	printf("Erasing %s...\n", location->name);
+	if (nand_erase_opts(&nand_info[0], &location->erase_opts))
 		return 1;
-	}
-
-	puts("done\n");
 
-	gd->env_valid = gd->env_valid == 2 ? 1 : 2;
+	printf("Writing to %s... ", location->name);
+	ret = writeenv(location->erase_opts.offset, env_new);
+	puts(ret ? "FAILED!\n" : "OK\n");
 
 	return ret;
 }
-#else /* ! CONFIG_ENV_OFFSET_REDUND */
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_ENV_OFFSET_REDUND
+static unsigned char env_flags;
+#endif
+
 int saveenv(void)
 {
 	int	ret = 0;
 	ALLOC_CACHE_ALIGN_BUFFER(env_t, env_new, 1);
 	ssize_t	len;
 	char	*res;
-	nand_erase_options_t nand_erase_options;
+	int	env_idx = 0;
+	static const struct env_location location[] = {
+		{
+			.name = "NAND",
+			.erase_opts = {
+				.length = CONFIG_ENV_RANGE,
+				.offset = CONFIG_ENV_OFFSET,
+			},
+		},
+#ifdef CONFIG_ENV_OFFSET_REDUND
+		{
+			.name = "redundant NAND",
+			.erase_opts = {
+				.length = CONFIG_ENV_RANGE,
+				.offset = CONFIG_ENV_OFFSET_REDUND,
+			},
+		},
+#endif
+	};
 
-	memset(&nand_erase_options, 0, sizeof(nand_erase_options));
-	nand_erase_options.length = CONFIG_ENV_RANGE;
-	nand_erase_options.offset = CONFIG_ENV_OFFSET;
 
 	if (CONFIG_ENV_RANGE < CONFIG_ENV_SIZE)
 		return 1;
@@ -228,22 +213,29 @@ int saveenv(void)
 		error("Cannot export environment: errno = %d\n", errno);
 		return 1;
 	}
-	env_new->crc = crc32(0, env_new->data, ENV_SIZE);
-
-	puts("Erasing Nand...\n");
-	if (nand_erase_opts(&nand_info[0], &nand_erase_options))
-		return 1;
+	env_new->crc   = crc32(0, env_new->data, ENV_SIZE);
+#ifdef CONFIG_ENV_OFFSET_REDUND
+	env_new->flags = ++env_flags; /* increase the serial */
+	env_idx = (gd->env_valid == 1);
+#endif
 
-	puts("Writing to Nand... ");
-	if (writeenv(CONFIG_ENV_OFFSET, (u_char *)env_new)) {
-		puts("FAILED!\n");
-		return 1;
+	ret = erase_and_write_env(&location[env_idx], (u_char *)env_new);
+#ifdef CONFIG_ENV_OFFSET_REDUND
+	if (!ret) {
+		/* preset other copy for next write */
+		gd->env_valid = gd->env_valid == 2 ? 1 : 2;
+		return ret;
 	}
 
-	puts("done\n");
+	env_idx = (env_idx + 1) & 1;
+	ret = erase_and_write_env(&location[env_idx], (u_char *)env_new);
+	if (!ret)
+		printf("Warning: primary env write failed,"
+				" redundancy is lost!\n");
+#endif
+
 	return ret;
 }
-#endif /* CONFIG_ENV_OFFSET_REDUND */
 #endif /* CMD_SAVEENV */
 
 int readenv(size_t offset, u_char *buf)