diff --git a/configs/main.go b/configs/main.go
index a2725ec98..e262a8da1 100644
--- a/configs/main.go
+++ b/configs/main.go
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package configs
 
 import (
 	"os"
-	"os/user"
 	"path"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"reflect"
@@ -66,25 +65,6 @@ func (c *Configs) marshalConfig(config *Config, cfg interface{}) error {
 	return err
 }
 
-func fetchHomeDir() (homeDir *string, err error) {
-	// In OSX BigSur, or terminals where the user isn't set
-	// user.Current cannot function
-	// As a backstop (We should be crosscompiling using clang)
-	// hoist the dirhir from env
-	defer func() {
-		if r := recover(); r != nil {
-			home := os.Getenv("HOME")
-			homeDir = &home
-			err = nil
-		}
-	}()
-	user, err := user.Current()
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	return &user.HomeDir, nil
-}
-
 func New() *Configs {
 	// Configs stored in projects (<project>/.railway)
 	// Includes projectId, environmentId, etc
@@ -110,11 +90,7 @@ func New() *Configs {
 	// Configs stored in root (~/.railway)
 	// Includes token, etc
 	userViper := viper.New()
-	homeDir, err := fetchHomeDir()
-	if err != nil {
-		panic(err)
-	}
-	userPath := path.Join(*homeDir, ".railway/config.json")
+	userPath := path.Join(os.Getenv("HOME"), ".railway/config.json")
 	userViper.SetConfigFile(userPath)
 	userViper.ReadInConfig()