diff --git a/src/config.cpp b/src/config.cpp
index f5eacd3..2015394 100644
--- a/src/config.cpp
+++ b/src/config.cpp
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ fs::path budget::budget_folder() {
         return fs::path{data_home} / "budget";
     }
 
-    return home_folder() / "/.local/share/budget";
+    return home_folder() / ".local/share/budget";
 }
  
 fs::path budget::path_to_home_file(std::string_view file) {