diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 71ce895..34e7c34 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 # direnv.nvim
 
-[direnv]: https://direnv.net/
-
 Dead simple Neovim plugin to add automatic Direnv loading, inspired by
 `direnv.vim` and written in Lua for better performance and maintainability.
 
@@ -17,14 +15,13 @@ Dead simple Neovim plugin to add automatic Direnv loading, inspired by
 
 ### 📓 TODO
 
-`direnv.nvim` is generally feature complete. There are no major planned
-features, and it should be considered stable for the most part. What
-`direnv.nvim` _cannot_ do yet is **syntax highlighting** similar to `direnv.vim`
-but this is planned to be remedied through either using Treesitter, or by
-porting `direnv.vim`'s syntax.vim.'
+There are things direnv.nvim can _not_ yet do. Mainly, we would like to
+integrate Treesitter for **syntax highlighting** similar to direnv.vim.
+Unfortunately there isn't a TS grammar for Direnv, but we can port syntax.vim
+from direnv.vim.
 
-Feature requests are welcome. Please create an issue to describe the feature
-that you would like to see.
+Additionally, it might be worth adding an option to allow direnv on, e.g.,
+VimEnter if the user has configured to do so.
 
 ## 📦 Installation
 
@@ -34,7 +31,7 @@ You will need to call the setup function to load the plugin.
 ### Prerequisites
 
 - Neovim 0.8.0 or higher
-- [direnv] v2.33.0 or later installed and available in your PATH
+- [direnv](https://direnv.net/) installed and available in your PATH
 
 ### Using lazy.nvim
 
diff --git a/lua/direnv.lua b/lua/direnv.lua
index 927932b..a4609e0 100644
--- a/lua/direnv.lua
+++ b/lua/direnv.lua
@@ -164,14 +164,6 @@ M._get_rc_status = function(callback)
 
       local ok, status = pcall(vim.json.decode, obj.stdout)
       if not ok or not status or not status.state then
-         vim.schedule(function()
-            notify(
-               "Failed to parse direnv status. Your version of direnv may not support JSON output. "
-                  .. "Please ensure you have direnv v2.33.0 or later installed. "
-                  .. "You can verify by running: direnv status --json",
-               vim.log.levels.ERROR
-            )
-         end)
          for _, cb in ipairs(pending_callbacks) do
             cb(nil, nil)
          end
@@ -207,11 +199,6 @@ M._get_rc_status = function(callback)
    )
 end
 
-M.refresh_status = function()
-   cache.status = nil
-   M._get_rc_status(function() end)
-end
-
 --- Initialize direnv for current directory
 --- @param path string Path to .envrc file
 M._init = function(path)
@@ -237,39 +224,32 @@ M._init = function(path)
       end
 
       vim.schedule(function()
-         local ok, env = pcall(vim.json.decode, obj.stdout)
-
-         if not ok or type(env) ~= "table" then
-            notify("Failed to parse direnv JSON output", vim.log.levels.ERROR)
-            return
-         end
-
-         for key, value in pairs(env) do
-            if value == vim.NIL or value == nil then
-               vim.env[key] = nil
-            else
-               if type(value) ~= "string" then
-                  value = tostring(value)
+         local env_commands = vim.split(obj.stdout, "\n")
+         if #env_commands > 0 then
+            for _, cmd in ipairs(env_commands) do
+               if cmd ~= "" then
+                  pcall(function()
+                     vim.cmd(cmd)
+                  end)
                end
-               vim.env[key] = value
             end
-         end
 
-         if not silent then
-            notify(
-               "direnv environment loaded successfully",
-               vim.log.levels.INFO
+            if not silent then
+               notify(
+                  "direnv environment loaded successfully",
+                  vim.log.levels.INFO
+               )
+            end
+            vim.api.nvim_exec_autocmds(
+               "User",
+               { pattern = "DirenvLoaded", modeline = false }
             )
          end
-         vim.api.nvim_exec_autocmds(
-            "User",
-            { pattern = "DirenvLoaded", modeline = false }
-         )
       end)
    end
 
    vim.system(
-      { M.config.bin, "export", "json" },
+      { M.config.bin, "export", "vim" },
       { text = true, cwd = cwd },
       on_exit
    )
@@ -629,7 +609,7 @@ M.setup = function(user_config)
       pattern = ".envrc",
       group = group_id,
       callback = function()
-         M.refresh_status()
+         cache.status = nil
          notify(
             ".envrc file changed. Run :Direnv allow to activate changes.",
             vim.log.levels.INFO
@@ -639,7 +619,8 @@ M.setup = function(user_config)
 
    -- Expose a command to refresh the statusline value without triggering reload
    vim.api.nvim_create_user_command("DirenvStatuslineRefresh", function()
-      M.refresh_status()
+      cache.last_check = 0
+      M._get_rc_status(function() end)
    end, {})
 
    M._get_rc_status(function() end)