diff --git a/lib/core/common.py b/lib/core/common.py
index b54a7c41d..3ca8dad31 100755
--- a/lib/core/common.py
+++ b/lib/core/common.py
@@ -1102,7 +1102,7 @@ def setPaths():
     paths.SQLMAP_XML_BANNER_PATH = os.path.join(paths.SQLMAP_XML_PATH, "banner")
     paths.SQLMAP_XML_PAYLOADS_PATH = os.path.join(paths.SQLMAP_XML_PATH, "payloads")
 
-    _ = os.path.join(os.path.expanduser("~"), ".sqlmap")
+    _ = os.path.join(os.path.expandvars(os.path.expanduser("~")), ".sqlmap")
     paths.SQLMAP_OUTPUT_PATH = getUnicode(paths.get("SQLMAP_OUTPUT_PATH", os.path.join(_, "output")), encoding=sys.getfilesystemencoding())
     paths.SQLMAP_DUMP_PATH = os.path.join(paths.SQLMAP_OUTPUT_PATH, "%s", "dump")
     paths.SQLMAP_FILES_PATH = os.path.join(paths.SQLMAP_OUTPUT_PATH, "%s", "files")