diff --git a/.gitconfig b/.gitconfig
index 96c4eb61ec609cb8767b3e4e6e4e26764a373a37..35d42d4725c88f202dfad7ecc98288bee15f1a22 100644
--- a/.gitconfig
+++ b/.gitconfig
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 [color]
     grep = true
 [core]
-    excludesfile = /home/nimrod/.gitignore_global
+    excludesfile = ~/.gitignore_global
 [diff]
 	tool = meld
 [difftool]