diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 5c6a645f..5e6e8c43 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@ ARG TARGETARCH
 ARG DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
 
 # clone EMsoft and set up SDK Debug/Release
-RUN cd ~/EMs \
+RUN cd /home/EMs \
  && git clone https://github.com/EMsoft-org/EMsoftData.git \
  && git clone https://github.com/EMsoft-org/EMsoft.git \
  && mkdir EMsoftBuild
 
-RUN cd ~/EMs/EMsoftBuild/ && mkdir Debug Release && cd Debug \
+RUN cd /home/EMs/EMsoftBuild/ && mkdir Debug Release && cd Debug \
  && cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug -DEMsoft_SDK=/opt/EMsoft_SDK -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=OFF \
  ../../EMsoft -G Ninja \
  && ninja \
@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@ RUN cd ~/EMs/EMsoftBuild/ && mkdir Debug Release && cd Debug \
  && ninja
  
 # add release version to path
-ENV PATH ~/EMs/EMsoftBuild/Release/Bin:$PATH
+ENV PATH /home/EMs/EMsoftBuild/Release/Bin:$PATH
 # add backup path of EMsoft
-ENV EMSOFTPATHNAME ~/EMs/EMsoft
+ENV EMSOFTPATHNAME /home/EMs/EMsoft
 
 # install a new user
 ARG user=EMuser