diff --git a/modules/xdg_data.lua b/modules/xdg_data.lua
index 19ffcb2..8c24d4e 100644
--- a/modules/xdg_data.lua
+++ b/modules/xdg_data.lua
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ local desktop_dirs = {}
 local desktop_dirs_complete = 0
 local icon_dirs = {}
 ((os.getenv("XDG_DATA_DIRS") or 
- "/usr/share/applications:/usr/local/share/applications")..":/home/yessiest/.local/share"):gsub("[^:]*",function(path)
+ "/usr/share:/usr/local/share")..":"..os.getenv("HOME").."/.local/share"):gsub("[^:]*",function(path)
     if gears.filesystem.dir_readable(path.."/applications") then
         table.insert(desktop_dirs, path.."/applications")
     end