diff --git a/mige.sh b/mige.sh
index 3a0dc0d..c2acdec 100755
--- a/mige.sh
+++ b/mige.sh
@@ -32,6 +32,18 @@ read_options() {
     done
 }
 
+replace_variables() {
+    while read -r variable; do
+        if [[ $variable =~ $REGEX_VARIABLE ]]; then
+            local variable_name=${BASH_REMATCH[1]}
+            local variable_value=${BASH_REMATCH[2]}
+            sed -i "s/\$$variable_name/$variable_value/g;/$variable/d" $1
+        else
+            echo -e "\e[38;5;208mWarning: could not match '$variable' as a variable assignment.\e[0m"
+        fi
+    done < <(grep -P $REGEX_VARIABLE $1)
+}
+
 replace_embeds () {
     while read match; do
         IFS=$SEPARATOR_EMBED read -ra parts <<< "$match"
@@ -58,16 +70,8 @@ process_file () {
     mkdir -p $( dirname "$1" | sed "s/$sourcediresc\/$DIR_CONTENT/$sourcediresc\/$DIR_DIST/" )
     local file_output=$( echo "$1" | sed "s/$sourcediresc\/$DIR_CONTENT/$sourcediresc\/$DIR_DIST/" )
     cat "$SOURCEDIR/$TEMPLATE_HEADER" "$1" "$SOURCEDIR/$TEMPLATE_FOOTER" > $file_output 
-    while read -r variable; do
-        if [[ $variable =~ $REGEX_VARIABLE ]]; then
-            local variable_name=${BASH_REMATCH[1]}
-            local variable_value=${BASH_REMATCH[2]}
-            sed -i "s/\$$variable_name/$variable_value/g;/$variable/d" $file_output
-        else
-            echo -e "\e[38;5;208mWarning: could not match '$variable' as a variable assignment.\e[0m"
-        fi
-    done < <(grep -P $REGEX_VARIABLE $file_output)
 
+    replace_variables $file_output
     replace_embeds $file_output
 
     timep=$((($(date +%s%N) - $timep)/1000000))