diff --git a/src/config.py b/src/config.py
index feb60ba5..5d585eb1 100644
--- a/src/config.py
+++ b/src/config.py
@@ -65,8 +65,8 @@ def load_data(self):
         self.configs["params"]["parser"].read("config/params.ini")
         self.configs["game"]["parser"].read(f"config/game_{Cam().res_key}.ini")
 
-        user = os.getlogin()
-        custom_params_path = Path(f"C:/Users/{user}/.d4lf/params.ini")
+        user_dir = os.path.expanduser("~")
+        custom_params_path = Path(f"{user_dir}/.d4lf/params.ini")
         if os.environ.get("RUN_ENV") != "test" and os.path.exists(custom_params_path):
             try:
                 self.configs["custom"]["parser"].read(custom_params_path)
diff --git a/src/item/filter.py b/src/item/filter.py
index 1af03613..2b36db52 100644
--- a/src/item/filter.py
+++ b/src/item/filter.py
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ def load_files(self):
         self.files_loaded = True
         profiles: list[str] = Config().general["profiles"]
 
-        user = os.getlogin()
-        custom_profile_path = Path(f"C:/Users/{user}/.d4lf/profiles")
+        user_dir = os.path.expanduser("~")
+        custom_profile_path = Path(f"{user_dir}/.d4lf/profiles")
         params_profile_path = Path(f"config/profiles")
 
         for profile_str in profiles:
diff --git a/src/main.py b/src/main.py
index 3d1eda7c..9150d6b5 100644
--- a/src/main.py
+++ b/src/main.py
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ def main():
         wait(0.2)
 
     # Create folders for logging stuff
-    user = os.getlogin()
-    config_dir = Path(f"C:/Users/{user}/.d4lf")
+    user_dir = os.path.expanduser("~")
+    config_dir = Path(f"{user_dir}/.d4lf")
     for dir_name in ["log/screenshots", config_dir, config_dir / "profiles"]:
         os.makedirs(dir_name, exist_ok=True)
 
diff --git a/src/utils/game_settings.py b/src/utils/game_settings.py
index b9361e10..873b79eb 100644
--- a/src/utils/game_settings.py
+++ b/src/utils/game_settings.py
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@
 
 def is_fontsize_ok() -> bool:
     custom_path = Config().general["local_prefs_path"]
-    default_path = f"C:\\Users\\{os.getlogin()}\\Documents\\Diablo IV/LocalPrefs.txt"
+    user_dir = os.path.expanduser("~")
+    default_path = f"{user_dir}\\Documents\\Diablo IV/LocalPrefs.txt"
     file_path = custom_path if custom_path != "" else default_path
     if not os.path.exists(file_path):
         Logger.warning("Could not find LocalPrefs.txt to check font size. Make sure you have font size set to small!")