diff --git a/action.sh b/action.sh
index 163f57c..7b14075 100755
--- a/action.sh
+++ b/action.sh
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ USER="$2"
 PASS="$3"
 
 SYSUSER=$(whoami)
-NOTES="~/$SYSUSER-Notes.txt"
+NOTES="$HOME/$SYSUSER-Notes.txt"
 NOTESTMP=.Notes.txt.tmp
 
 ## FUNCTIONS