diff --git a/src/nicethings.rkt b/src/nicethings.rkt
index 175e17a..2c30fc8 100644
--- a/src/nicethings.rkt
+++ b/src/nicethings.rkt
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 ;; values
 ;; ------------------------------------------------
 (define nicethings-string     ".nicethings")
-(define nicethings-path       (build-path home-directory nicethings-string))
+(define nicethings-path       (build-path (find-system-path 'home-dir) nicethings-string))
 
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