diff --git a/src/format/formatProject.ts b/src/format/formatProject.ts
index 7c8033d..abc9cc7 100644
--- a/src/format/formatProject.ts
+++ b/src/format/formatProject.ts
@@ -8,11 +8,12 @@ import { formatFolder } from './formatFolder'
  * @returns {Promise<FormatResult>} Resolves successfully when all SAS files in the current project have been formatted.
  */
 export const formatProject = async (): Promise<FormatResult> => {
-  const projectRoot =
-    (await getProjectRoot()) || process.projectDir || process.currentDir
+  const projectRoot = (await getProjectRoot()) || process.currentDir
   if (!projectRoot) {
     throw new Error('SASjs Project Root was not found.')
   }
 
+  console.info(`Formatting all .sas files under ${projectRoot}`)
+
   return await formatFolder(projectRoot)
 }
diff --git a/src/lint/lintProject.ts b/src/lint/lintProject.ts
index 89eeafd..4738b80 100644
--- a/src/lint/lintProject.ts
+++ b/src/lint/lintProject.ts
@@ -6,10 +6,12 @@ import { lintFolder } from './lintFolder'
  * @returns {Promise<Map<string, Diagnostic[]>>} Resolves with a map with array of diagnostic objects, each containing a warning, line number and column number, and grouped by file path.
  */
 export const lintProject = async () => {
-  const projectRoot =
-    (await getProjectRoot()) || process.projectDir || process.currentDir
+  const projectRoot = (await getProjectRoot()) || process.currentDir
   if (!projectRoot) {
     throw new Error('SASjs Project Root was not found.')
   }
+
+  console.info(`Linting all .sas files under ${projectRoot}`)
+
   return await lintFolder(projectRoot)
 }
diff --git a/src/utils/getLintConfig.ts b/src/utils/getLintConfig.ts
index ab96bca..737d6c0 100644
--- a/src/utils/getLintConfig.ts
+++ b/src/utils/getLintConfig.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import path from 'path'
+import os from 'os'
 import { LintConfig } from '../types/LintConfig'
 import { readFile } from '@sasjs/utils/file'
 import { getProjectRoot } from './getProjectRoot'
@@ -31,14 +32,15 @@ export const DefaultLintConfiguration = {
 }
 
 /**
- * Fetches the config from the .sasjslint file and creates a LintConfig object.
+ * Fetches the config from the .sasjslint file (at project root or home directory) and creates a LintConfig object.
  * Returns the default configuration when a .sasjslint file is unavailable.
  * @returns {Promise<LintConfig>} resolves with an object representing the current lint configuration.
  */
 export async function getLintConfig(): Promise<LintConfig> {
   const projectRoot = await getProjectRoot()
+  const lintFileLocation = projectRoot || os.homedir()
   const configuration = await readFile(
-    path.join(projectRoot, '.sasjslint')
+    path.join(lintFileLocation, '.sasjslint')
   ).catch((_) => {
     return JSON.stringify(DefaultLintConfiguration)
   })
diff --git a/src/utils/getProjectRoot.ts b/src/utils/getProjectRoot.ts
index 73db38e..cc04978 100644
--- a/src/utils/getProjectRoot.ts
+++ b/src/utils/getProjectRoot.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import path from 'path'
+import os from 'os'
 import { fileExists } from '@sasjs/utils/file'
 
 /**
@@ -11,10 +12,11 @@ export async function getProjectRoot(): Promise<string> {
   let rootFound = false
   let i = 1
   let currentLocation = process.cwd()
+  const homeDir = os.homedir()
 
   const maxLevels = currentLocation.split(path.sep).length
 
-  while (i <= maxLevels && !rootFound) {
+  while (i <= maxLevels && !rootFound && currentLocation !== homeDir) {
     const isRoot = await fileExists(path.join(currentLocation, '.sasjslint'))
 
     if (isRoot) {