diff --git a/src/config.py b/src/config.py
index 046301aa..028adbda 100644
--- a/src/config.py
+++ b/src/config.py
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ class Config(object):
 
     @classmethod
     def filename(cls):
-        return os.environ["HOME"] + config_dir + config_file
+        return os.path.expanduser('~user') + config_dir + config_file
 
     @classmethod
     def languages(cls):