diff --git a/src/config.rs b/src/config.rs
index 1802e84..102183d 100644
--- a/src/config.rs
+++ b/src/config.rs
@@ -80,11 +80,12 @@ impl Settings {
         } else if let Ok(env_config) = std::env::var("KEEP_CONFIG") {
             PathBuf::from(env_config)
         } else {
-            let default_path = if let Some(mut config_dir) = home::home_dir() {
-                config_dir.push(".config");
-                config_dir.push("keep");
-                config_dir.push("config.yml");
-                config_dir
+            let default_path = if let Some(home_dir) = std::env::var("HOME").ok() {
+                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")
             };