diff --git a/kfk/constants.py b/kfk/constants.py
index 6d4dc77..152f122 100644
--- a/kfk/constants.py
+++ b/kfk/constants.py
@@ -2,8 +2,10 @@
 import sys
 import os
 
+from pathlib import Path
+
 BASE_FOLDER = ".strimzi-kafka-cli"
-BASE_PATH = (os.environ.get('HOME') + "/" + BASE_FOLDER) if os.environ.get(
+BASE_PATH = (str(Path.home()) + "/" + BASE_FOLDER) if os.environ.get(
     'STRIMZI_KAFKA_CLI_BASE_PATH') is None else os.environ.get('STRIMZI_KAFKA_CLI_BASE_PATH')
 STRIMZI_VERSION = "0.18.0" if os.environ.get('STRIMZI_KAFKA_CLI_STRIMZI_VERSION') is None else os.environ.get('STRIMZI_KAFKA_CLI_STRIMZI_VERSION')
 STRIMZI_PATH = (BASE_PATH + "/strimzi-{version}".format(version=STRIMZI_VERSION)) if os.environ.get(