diff --git a/scripts/appscripts/sxmo_files.sh b/scripts/appscripts/sxmo_files.sh
index d91e9dc..2536cab 100755
--- a/scripts/appscripts/sxmo_files.sh
+++ b/scripts/appscripts/sxmo_files.sh
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 . "$(dirname "$0")/sxmo_common.sh"
 
 DIR="$1"
-[ -z "$DIR" ] && DIR="/home/$USER/"
+[ -z "$DIR" ] && DIR="$HOME"
 cd "$DIR" || exit 1
 
 SORT=