diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 439247f..bb678ab 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ Configuration file can be found at:
 ❯ cat ~/.config/greenclip.toml
 
 [greenclip]
-  history_file = "/home/erebe/.cache/greenclip.history"
+  history_file = "$HOME/.cache/greenclip.history"
   max_history_length = 50
   max_selection_size_bytes = 0
   trim_space_from_selection = true