diff --git a/src/common/system.rs b/src/common/system.rs
index f7c4036..d9a8261 100644
--- a/src/common/system.rs
+++ b/src/common/system.rs
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ impl SystemPaths {
             .expect("failed to execute process")
     }
 
+    #[cfg(target_os = "windows")]
     pub fn home_dir() -> String {
         let output = SystemPaths::user_home_dir();
 
@@ -30,6 +31,15 @@ impl SystemPaths {
         home.to_string().replace("\\\\", "\\")
     }
 
+    #[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
+    pub fn home_dir() -> String {
+        let output = SystemPaths::user_home_dir();
+
+        let home = strip_trailing_newline(str::from_utf8(&output.stdout).unwrap());
+
+        format!("/{}", home.to_string().replace("\\\\", "\\"))
+    }
+
     #[cfg(target_os = "windows")]
     pub fn vscode_workspace_storage_path() -> String {
         let home = SystemPaths::home_dir();