diff --git a/nym-vpn/ui/README.md b/nym-vpn/ui/README.md
index 4b0949ab61..5f2c530b47 100644
--- a/nym-vpn/ui/README.md
+++ b/nym-vpn/ui/README.md
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ For example on Linux the path would be `~/.config/nym-vpn/config.toml`
 # example config on Linux
 
 # path to the env config file if you provide one
-env_config_file = "$HOME/.config/nym-vpn/qa.env"
+env_config_file = "/home/<USER>/.config/nym-vpn/qa.env"
 ```
 
 ## Optional config
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ env_config_file = "$HOME/.config/nym-vpn/qa.env"
 In the config file `nym-vpn/config.toml`
 
 ```toml
-env_config_file = "$HOME/.config/nym-vpn/qa.env"
+env_config_file = "/home/<USER>/.config/nym-vpn/qa.env"
 
 # set the entry node location to use, as two letter country code
 entry_node_location = "FR"