diff --git a/src/main/resources/application.properties b/src/main/resources/application.properties
index 75f2300..fd6dcbc 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/application.properties
+++ b/src/main/resources/application.properties
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ################### DataSource Configuration ##########################
 
 jdbc.driverClassName=org.h2.Driver
-jdbc.url=jdbc:h2:~/test
+jdbc.url=jdbc:h2:${HOME}/test
 jdbc.username=sa
 jdbc.password=