diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 4067c63..59c667b 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@ package main
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"log"
-	"os"
 
 	"github.com/gabrie30/ghorg/cmd"
 	"github.com/joho/godotenv"
+	homedir "github.com/mitchellh/go-homedir"
 )
 
 func main() {
@@ -15,8 +15,13 @@ func main() {
 }
 
 func init() {
-	home := os.Getenv("HOME")
-	err := godotenv.Load(home + "/.ghorg")
+	home, err := homedir.Dir()
+
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatal("Error trying to find users home directory")
+	}
+
+	err = godotenv.Load(home + "/.ghorg")
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatal("Error loading .ghorg file, create a .env from the sample and run Make install")
 	}