diff --git a/.config/xmonad/README.org b/.config/xmonad/README.org
index 26901ef..fd9b925 100644
--- a/.config/xmonad/README.org
+++ b/.config/xmonad/README.org
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ myStartupHook = do
   spawnOnce "picom"
   spawnOnce "nm-applet"
   spawnOnce "volumeicon"
-  spawnOnce "notify-log ~/.log/notify.log"
+  spawnOnce "notify-log $HOME/.log/notify.log"
   spawn "/usr/bin/emacs --daemon" -- emacs daemon for the emacsclient
 #+END_SRC
 
diff --git a/.config/xmonad/xmonad.hs b/.config/xmonad/xmonad.hs
index e0139df..827dd0d 100644
--- a/.config/xmonad/xmonad.hs
+++ b/.config/xmonad/xmonad.hs
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ myStartupHook = do
   spawnOnce "picom"
   spawnOnce "nm-applet"
   spawnOnce "volumeicon"
-  spawnOnce "notify-log ~/.log/notify.log"
+  spawnOnce "notify-log $HOME/.log/notify.log"
   spawn "/usr/bin/emacs --daemon" -- emacs daemon for the emacsclient
 
   spawn ("sleep 2 && conky -c $HOME/.config/conky/xmonad/" ++ colorScheme ++ "-01.conkyrc")