diff --git a/init.org b/init.org
index a6f850d..9bddcdf 100644
--- a/init.org
+++ b/init.org
@@ -125,8 +125,8 @@ This function updates init.el whenever changes in init.org are made. The update
 #+END_SRC
 
 #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
-(defvar MY--PATH_USER_LOCAL  (expand-file-name "~/.config/emacs/user-local/"))
-(defvar MY--PATH_USER_GLOBAL (expand-file-name "~/.config/emacs/user-global/"))
+(defvar MY--PATH_USER_LOCAL  (concat user-emacs-directory "user-local/"))
+(defvar MY--PATH_USER_GLOBAL (concat user-emacs-directory "user-global/"))
 
 (add-to-list 'custom-theme-load-path (concat MY--PATH_USER_GLOBAL "themes"))