diff --git a/etc/kaleidoscope-builder.conf b/etc/kaleidoscope-builder.conf
index 455051c8..bb34669a 100644
--- a/etc/kaleidoscope-builder.conf
+++ b/etc/kaleidoscope-builder.conf
@@ -45,17 +45,15 @@ uname_O=$(uname -o 2>/dev/null || echo not)
 
 
 find_max_prog_size() {
-# https://github.com/arduino/arduino-builder/issues/341
-    PREFS=$(dump_arduino_prefs | grep "upload\.maximum_size=")
-    MAX_PROG_SIZE=${MAX_PROG_SIZE:-$(echo "${PREFS}" | head -n 1 | cut -d= -f2)}
+    MAX_PROG_SIZE=${MAX_PROG_SIZE:-$(get_arduino_pref 'upload.maximum_size')}
+
 }
 
 find_device_vid_pid() {
-    VPIDS=$(dump_arduino_prefs | grep "\.[vp]id=")
-    VID=${VID:-$(echo "${VPIDS}" | grep build.vid= | cut -dx -f2)}
-    SKETCH_PID=${SKETCH_PID:-$(echo "${VPIDS}" | grep build.pid= | cut -dx -f2)}
-    BOOTLOADER_PID=${BOOTLOADER_PID:-$(echo "${VPIDS}" | grep bootloader.pid= | cut -dx -f2)}
-    BOOTLOADER_VID=${BOOTLOADER_VID:-$(echo "${VPIDS}" | grep bootloader.vid= | cut -dx -f2)}
+    VID=${VID:-$(get_arduino_pref 'build.vid')}
+    SKETCH_PID=${SKETCH_PID:-$(get_arduino_pref 'build.pid')}
+    BOOTLOADER_PID=${BOOTLOADER_PID:-$(get_arduino_pref 'bootloader.pid')}
+    BOOTLOADER_VID=${BOOTLOADER_VID:-$(get_arduino_pref 'bootloader.vid')}
 }
 
 
@@ -115,8 +113,7 @@ find_bootloader_ports() {
 }
 
 find_bootloader_path() {
-    BOOTLOADER_FILE=$( dump_arduino_prefs | grep "bootloader\.file=" | cut -d= -f2)
-
+    BOOTLOADER_FILE=$( get_arduino_pref 'bootloader.file' )
     BOOTLOADER_FILE="${BOOTLOADER_FILE:-caterina/Caterina.hex}"
     BOOTLOADER_PATH="${BOOTLOADER_PATH:-${BOARD_HARDWARE_PATH}/keyboardio/avr/bootloaders/${BOOTLOADER_FILE}}"
 }