diff --git a/src/main/java/caosdb/server/scripting/ServerSideScriptingCaller.java b/src/main/java/caosdb/server/scripting/ServerSideScriptingCaller.java
index b65f136f15fdf8b693e425bf175156b00a711c5c..ef93f865d156558317ade64969df8e8c43f03580 100644
--- a/src/main/java/caosdb/server/scripting/ServerSideScriptingCaller.java
+++ b/src/main/java/caosdb/server/scripting/ServerSideScriptingCaller.java
@@ -200,7 +200,8 @@ public class ServerSideScriptingCaller {
       throw new Exception("Creating the temporary home dir failed.");
     }
     try {
-      Files.copy(Paths.get("~/.pycaosdb.ini"), this.tmpHome.toPath());
+      Files.copy(
+          Paths.get(System.getProperty("user.home"), ".pycaosdb.ini"), this.tmpHome.toPath());
     } catch (IOException e) {
       System.out.println("No pycaosdb.info found");
     }