diff --git a/src/modules/aws.rs b/src/modules/aws.rs
index 0a941bfa..3db65c56 100644
--- a/src/modules/aws.rs
+++ b/src/modules/aws.rs
@@ -3,15 +3,19 @@ use std::path::PathBuf;
 use std::str::FromStr;
 
 use chrono::DateTime;
+use ini::Ini;
+use once_cell::unsync::OnceCell;
 
 use super::{Context, Module, ModuleConfig};
 
 use crate::configs::aws::AwsConfig;
 use crate::formatter::StringFormatter;
-use crate::utils::{read_file, render_time};
+use crate::utils::render_time;
 
 type Profile = String;
 type Region = String;
+type AwsConfigFile = OnceCell<Option<Ini>>;
+type AwsCredsFile = OnceCell<Option<Ini>>;
 
 fn get_credentials_file_path(context: &Context) -> Option<PathBuf> {
     context
@@ -35,36 +39,65 @@ fn get_config_file_path(context: &Context) -> Option<PathBuf> {
         })
 }
 
-fn get_aws_region_from_config(context: &Context, aws_profile: Option<&str>) -> Option<Region> {
-    let config_location = get_config_file_path(context)?;
-
-    let contents = read_file(&config_location).ok()?;
-
-    let region_line = if let Some(aws_profile) = aws_profile {
-        contents
-            .lines()
-            .skip_while(|line| line != &format!("[profile {}]", &aws_profile))
-            .skip(1)
-            .take_while(|line| !line.starts_with('['))
-            .find(|line| line.starts_with("region"))
-    } else {
-        contents
-            .lines()
-            .skip_while(|&line| line != "[default]")
-            .skip(1)
-            .take_while(|line| !line.starts_with('['))
-            .find(|line| line.starts_with("region"))
-    }?;
-
-    let region = region_line.split('=').nth(1)?;
-    let region = region.trim();
-
-    Some(region.to_string())
+// Initialize the AWS config file once
+fn get_config<'a>(context: &Context, config: &'a OnceCell<Option<Ini>>) -> Option<&'a Ini> {
+    config
+        .get_or_init(|| {
+            let path = get_config_file_path(context)?;
+            Ini::load_from_file(path).ok()
+        })
+        .as_ref()
 }
 
-fn get_aws_profile_and_region(context: &Context) -> (Option<Profile>, Option<Region>) {
-    let profile_env_vars = vec!["AWSU_PROFILE", "AWS_VAULT", "AWSUME_PROFILE", "AWS_PROFILE"];
-    let region_env_vars = vec!["AWS_REGION", "AWS_DEFAULT_REGION"];
+// Initialize the AWS credentials file once
+fn get_creds<'a>(context: &Context, config: &'a OnceCell<Option<Ini>>) -> Option<&'a Ini> {
+    config
+        .get_or_init(|| {
+            let path = get_credentials_file_path(context)?;
+            Ini::load_from_file(path).ok()
+        })
+        .as_ref()
+}
+
+// Get the section for a given profile name in the config file.
+fn get_profile_config<'a>(
+    config: &'a Ini,
+    profile: &Option<Profile>,
+) -> Option<&'a ini::Properties> {
+    match profile {
+        Some(profile) => config.section(Some(format!("profile {}", profile))),
+        None => config.section(Some("default")),
+    }
+}
+
+// Get the section for a given profile name in the credentials file.
+fn get_profile_creds<'a>(
+    config: &'a Ini,
+    profile: &Option<Profile>,
+) -> Option<&'a ini::Properties> {
+    match profile {
+        None => config.section(Some("default")),
+        _ => config.section(profile.as_ref()),
+    }
+}
+
+fn get_aws_region_from_config(
+    context: &Context,
+    aws_profile: &Option<Profile>,
+    aws_config: &AwsConfigFile,
+) -> Option<Region> {
+    let config = get_config(context, aws_config)?;
+    let section = get_profile_config(config, aws_profile)?;
+
+    section.get("region").map(|region| region.to_owned())
+}
+
+fn get_aws_profile_and_region(
+    context: &Context,
+    aws_config: &AwsConfigFile,
+) -> (Option<Profile>, Option<Region>) {
+    let profile_env_vars = ["AWSU_PROFILE", "AWS_VAULT", "AWSUME_PROFILE", "AWS_PROFILE"];
+    let region_env_vars = ["AWS_REGION", "AWS_DEFAULT_REGION"];
     let profile = profile_env_vars
         .iter()
         .find_map(|env_var| context.get_env(env_var));
@@ -74,39 +107,32 @@ fn get_aws_profile_and_region(context: &Context) -> (Option<Profile>, Option<Reg
     match (profile, region) {
         (Some(p), Some(r)) => (Some(p), Some(r)),
         (None, Some(r)) => (None, Some(r)),
-        (Some(ref p), None) => (
+        (Some(p), None) => (
             Some(p.clone()),
-            get_aws_region_from_config(context, Some(p)),
+            get_aws_region_from_config(context, &Some(p), aws_config),
         ),
-        (None, None) => (None, get_aws_region_from_config(context, None)),
+        (None, None) => (None, get_aws_region_from_config(context, &None, aws_config)),
     }
 }
 
-fn get_credentials_duration(context: &Context, aws_profile: Option<&Profile>) -> Option<i64> {
-    let expiration_env_vars = vec!["AWS_SESSION_EXPIRATION", "AWSUME_EXPIRATION"];
+fn get_credentials_duration(
+    context: &Context,
+    aws_profile: &Option<String>,
+    aws_creds: &AwsCredsFile,
+) -> Option<i64> {
+    let expiration_env_vars = ["AWS_SESSION_EXPIRATION", "AWSUME_EXPIRATION"];
     let expiration_date = if let Some(expiration_date) = expiration_env_vars
         .iter()
         .find_map(|env_var| context.get_env(env_var))
     {
         chrono::DateTime::parse_from_rfc3339(&expiration_date).ok()
     } else {
-        let contents = read_file(get_credentials_file_path(context)?).ok()?;
+        let creds = get_creds(context, aws_creds)?;
+        let section = get_profile_creds(creds, aws_profile)?;
 
-        let profile_line = if let Some(aws_profile) = aws_profile {
-            format!("[{}]", aws_profile)
-        } else {
-            "[default]".to_string()
-        };
-
-        let expiration_date_line = contents
-            .lines()
-            .skip_while(|line| line != &profile_line)
-            .skip(1)
-            .take_while(|line| !line.starts_with('['))
-            .find(|line| line.starts_with("expiration"))?;
-
-        let expiration_date = expiration_date_line.split('=').nth(1)?.trim();
-        DateTime::parse_from_rfc3339(expiration_date).ok()
+        section
+            .get("expiration")
+            .and_then(|expiration| DateTime::parse_from_rfc3339(expiration).ok())
     }?;
 
     Some(expiration_date.timestamp() - chrono::Local::now().timestamp())
@@ -119,82 +145,63 @@ fn alias_name(name: Option<String>, aliases: &HashMap<String, &str>) -> Option<S
         .or(name)
 }
 
-fn has_credential_process_or_sso(context: &Context, aws_profile: Option<&Profile>) -> bool {
-    let fp = match get_config_file_path(context) {
-        Some(fp) => fp,
-        None => return false,
-    };
-    let contents = match read_file(fp) {
-        Ok(contents) => contents,
-        Err(_) => return false,
-    };
+fn has_credential_process_or_sso(
+    context: &Context,
+    aws_profile: &Option<Profile>,
+    aws_config: &AwsConfigFile,
+) -> Option<bool> {
+    let config = get_config(context, aws_config)?;
 
-    let profile_line = if let Some(aws_profile) = aws_profile {
-        format!("[profile {}]", aws_profile)
-    } else {
-        "[default]".to_string()
-    };
-
-    contents
-        .lines()
-        .skip_while(|line| line != &profile_line)
-        .skip(1)
-        .take_while(|line| !line.starts_with('['))
-        .any(|line| line.starts_with("credential_process") || line.starts_with("sso_start_url"))
+    let section = get_profile_config(config, aws_profile)?;
+    Some(section.contains_key("credential_process") || section.contains_key("sso_start_url"))
 }
 
-fn get_defined_credentials(context: &Context, aws_profile: Option<&Profile>) -> Option<String> {
-    let valid_env_vars = vec![
+fn has_defined_credentials(
+    context: &Context,
+    aws_profile: &Option<Profile>,
+    aws_creds: &AwsCredsFile,
+) -> Option<bool> {
+    let valid_env_vars = [
         "AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID",
         "AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY",
         "AWS_SESSION_TOKEN",
     ];
 
     // accept if set through environment variable
-    if let Some(aws_identity_cred) = valid_env_vars
+    if valid_env_vars
         .iter()
-        .find_map(|env_var| context.get_env(env_var))
+        .any(|env_var| context.get_env(env_var).is_some())
     {
-        return Some(aws_identity_cred);
+        return Some(true);
     }
 
-    let contents = read_file(get_credentials_file_path(context)?).ok()?;
-
-    let profile_line = if let Some(aws_profile) = aws_profile {
-        format!("[{}]", aws_profile)
-    } else {
-        "[default]".to_string()
-    };
-
-    let aws_key_id_line = contents
-        .lines()
-        .skip_while(|line| line != &profile_line)
-        .skip(1)
-        .take_while(|line| !line.starts_with('['))
-        .find(|line| line.starts_with("aws_access_key_id"))?;
-    let aws_key_id = aws_key_id_line.split('=').nth(1)?.trim();
-    Some(aws_key_id.to_string())
+    let creds = get_creds(context, aws_creds)?;
+    let section = get_profile_creds(creds, aws_profile)?;
+    Some(section.contains_key("aws_access_key_id"))
 }
 
 pub fn module<'a>(context: &'a Context) -> Option<Module<'a>> {
     let mut module = context.new_module("aws");
     let config: AwsConfig = AwsConfig::try_load(module.config);
 
-    let (aws_profile, aws_region) = get_aws_profile_and_region(context);
+    let aws_config = OnceCell::new();
+    let aws_creds = OnceCell::new();
+
+    let (aws_profile, aws_region) = get_aws_profile_and_region(context, &aws_config);
     if aws_profile.is_none() && aws_region.is_none() {
         return None;
     }
 
     // only display if credential_process is defined or has valid credentials
     if !config.force_display
-        && !has_credential_process_or_sso(context, aws_profile.as_ref())
-        && get_defined_credentials(context, aws_profile.as_ref()).is_none()
+        && !has_credential_process_or_sso(context, &aws_profile, &aws_config).unwrap_or(false)
+        && !has_defined_credentials(context, &aws_profile, &aws_creds).unwrap_or(false)
     {
         return None;
     }
 
     let duration = {
-        get_credentials_duration(context, aws_profile.as_ref()).map(|duration| {
+        get_credentials_duration(context, &aws_profile, &aws_creds).map(|duration| {
             if duration > 0 {
                 render_time((duration * 1000) as u128, false)
             } else {