diff --git a/modules/home-manager/rebuild.nix b/modules/home-manager/rebuild.nix
index 2c4bd32..c12f976 100644
--- a/modules/home-manager/rebuild.nix
+++ b/modules/home-manager/rebuild.nix
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
       options = {
         homeManagerFlakeDir = lib.mkOption {
           type = lib.types.str;
-          default = "~/.config/home-manager/jsl-home";
+          default = "${config.xdg.configHome}/home-manager";
           description = "Path to the home-manager flake directory.";
         };
       };
diff --git a/modules/hosts/john-pc-ubuntu.nix b/modules/hosts/john-pc-ubuntu.nix
index b689448..4bd454a 100644
--- a/modules/hosts/john-pc-ubuntu.nix
+++ b/modules/hosts/john-pc-ubuntu.nix
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
       # Include another inline module to set the options created through the jsl-home modules
       ({ config, ... }: {
-        homeManagerFlakeDir = "~/.config/home-manager/jsl-dendritic";
+        homeManagerFlakeDir = "${config.xdg.configHome}/home-manager/jsl-dendritic";
         docker.enable = true;
         ssh.matchSets = {
           certs = true;