diff --git a/earthaccess/auth.py b/earthaccess/auth.py
index bd7924f7..50b85e24 100644
--- a/earthaccess/auth.py
+++ b/earthaccess/auth.py
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ def _persist_user_credentials(self, username: str, password: str) -> bool:
         # Create and write to .dodsrc file
         dodsrc_path = Path.home() / ".dodsrc"
         if not dodsrc_path.exists():
-            dodsrc_contents = f"HTTP.COOKIEJAR={urs_cookies_file}\nHTTP.NETRC={netrc_path}"
+            dodsrc_contents = f"HTTP.COOKIEJAR={urs_cookies_path}\nHTTP.NETRC={netrc_path}"
             dodsrc_path.write_text(dodsrc_contents)