diff --git a/src/config.rs b/src/config.rs
index 3a6a32a..b3e401a 100644
--- a/src/config.rs
+++ b/src/config.rs
@@ -232,15 +232,13 @@ impl Settings {
         } else if let Ok(env_config) = std::env::var("KEEP_CONFIG") {
             PathBuf::from(env_config)
         } else {
-            let default_path = if let Ok(home_dir) = std::env::var("HOME") {
-                let mut path = PathBuf::from(home_dir);
-                path.push(".config");
-                path.push("keep");
-                path.push("config.yml");
-                path
-            } else {
-                PathBuf::from("~/.config/keep/config.yml")
-            };
+            let default_path = dirs::config_dir()
+                .map(|mut p| {
+                    p.push("keep");
+                    p.push("config.yml");
+                    p
+                })
+                .unwrap_or_else(|| PathBuf::from("~/.config/keep/config.yml"));
             debug!("CONFIG: Using default config path: {default_path:?}");
             default_path
         };