diff --git a/src/clientManager.js b/src/clientManager.js
index 36cc048d..33db9474 100644
--- a/src/clientManager.js
+++ b/src/clientManager.js
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ var fs = require("fs");
 var Client = require("./client");
 var mkdirp = require("mkdirp");
 var Helper = require("./helper");
-var path = require("path");
 
 module.exports = ClientManager;
 
@@ -46,10 +45,9 @@ ClientManager.prototype.loadUser = function(name) {
 
 ClientManager.prototype.getUsers = function() {
 	var users = [];
-	var path = Helper.HOME + "/users";
-	mkdirp.sync(path);
+	mkdirp.sync(Helper.USERS_PATH);
 	try {
-		var files = fs.readdirSync(path);
+		var files = fs.readdirSync(Helper.USERS_PATH);
 		files.forEach(function(file) {
 			if (file.indexOf(".json") !== -1) {
 				users.push(file.replace(".json", ""));
@@ -68,10 +66,9 @@ ClientManager.prototype.addUser = function(name, password) {
 		return false;
 	}
 	try {
-		var usersPath = path.join(Helper.HOME, "users");
-		mkdirp.sync(usersPath);
+		mkdirp.sync(Helper.USERS_PATH);
 
-		if (path.basename(name) !== name) {
+		if (require("path").basename(name) !== name) {
 			throw new Error(name + " is an invalid username.");
 		}
 
@@ -82,7 +79,7 @@ ClientManager.prototype.addUser = function(name, password) {
 			networks: []
 		};
 		fs.writeFileSync(
-			path.join(usersPath, name + ".json"),
+			Helper.getUserConfigPath(name),
 			JSON.stringify(user, null, "  ")
 		);
 	} catch (e) {
@@ -100,14 +97,13 @@ ClientManager.prototype.updateUser = function(name, opts) {
 	if (typeof opts === "undefined") {
 		return false;
 	}
-	var path = Helper.HOME + "/users/" + name + ".json";
-	var user = {};
 
+	var user = {};
 	try {
 		user = this.readUserConfig(name);
 		_.assign(user, opts);
 		fs.writeFileSync(
-			path,
+			Helper.getUserConfigPath(name),
 			JSON.stringify(user, null, " ")
 		);
 	} catch (e) {
@@ -122,9 +118,8 @@ ClientManager.prototype.readUserConfig = function(name) {
 	if (users.indexOf(name) === -1) {
 		return false;
 	}
-	var path = Helper.HOME + "/users/" + name + ".json";
 	var user = {};
-	var data = fs.readFileSync(path, "utf-8");
+	var data = fs.readFileSync(Helper.getUserConfigPath(name), "utf-8");
 	user = JSON.parse(data);
 	return user;
 };
@@ -135,8 +130,7 @@ ClientManager.prototype.removeUser = function(name) {
 		return false;
 	}
 	try {
-		var path = Helper.HOME + "/users/" + name + ".json";
-		fs.unlinkSync(path);
+		fs.unlinkSync(Helper.getUserConfigPath(name));
 	} catch (e) {
 		throw e;
 	}
diff --git a/src/command-line/add.js b/src/command-line/add.js
index 69410f09..7f335d8f 100644
--- a/src/command-line/add.js
+++ b/src/command-line/add.js
@@ -9,21 +9,21 @@ program
 	.command("add <name>")
 	.description("Add a new user")
 	.action(function(name/* , password */) {
-		var path = Helper.HOME + "/users";
 		try {
-			mkdirp.sync(path);
+			mkdirp.sync(Helper.USERS_PATH);
 		} catch (e) {
-			log.error("Could not create", path);
+			log.error("Could not create", Helper.USERS_PATH);
 			log.info("Try running the command as sudo.");
 			return;
 		}
 		try {
-			var test = path + "/.test";
+			var test = require("path").join(Helper.USERS_PATH, ".test");
 			fs.mkdirSync(test);
 			fs.rmdirSync(test);
 		} catch (e) {
-			log.error("You have no permissions to write to", path);
+			log.error("You have no permissions to write to", Helper.USERS_PATH);
 			log.info("Try running the command as sudo.");
+			log.error("Could not create", Helper.USERS_PATH);
 			return;
 		}
 		var manager = new ClientManager();
@@ -50,5 +50,5 @@ function add(manager, name, password) {
 		hash
 	);
 	log.info("User '" + name + "' created:");
-	log.info(Helper.HOME + "/users/" + name + ".json");
+	log.info(Helper.getUserConfigPath(name));
 }
diff --git a/src/command-line/config.js b/src/command-line/config.js
index e2658bdd..1fef7dde 100644
--- a/src/command-line/config.js
+++ b/src/command-line/config.js
@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@ var Helper = require("../helper");
 
 program
 	.command("config")
-	.description("Edit config: '" + Helper.HOME + "/config.js'")
+	.description("Edit config: " + Helper.CONFIG_PATH)
 	.action(function() {
 		child.spawn(
 			process.env.EDITOR || "vi",
-			[Helper.HOME + "/config.js"],
+			[Helper.CONFIG_PATH],
 			{stdio: "inherit"}
 		);
 	});
diff --git a/src/command-line/edit.js b/src/command-line/edit.js
index f9671102..5d849eb9 100644
--- a/src/command-line/edit.js
+++ b/src/command-line/edit.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ var Helper = require("../helper");
 
 program
 	.command("edit <name>")
-	.description("Edit user: '" + Helper.HOME + "/users/<name>.json'")
+	.description("Edit user: " + Helper.getUserConfigPath("<name>"))
 	.action(function(name) {
 		var users = new ClientManager().getUsers();
 		if (users.indexOf(name) === -1) {
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ program
 		}
 		child.spawn(
 			process.env.EDITOR || "vi",
-			[require("path").join(Helper.HOME, "users", name + ".json")],
+			[Helper.getUserConfigPath(name)],
 			{stdio: "inherit"}
 		);
 	});
diff --git a/src/command-line/index.js b/src/command-line/index.js
index 95a51f42..ac8909d3 100644
--- a/src/command-line/index.js
+++ b/src/command-line/index.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ var program = require("commander");
 var pkg = require("../../package.json");
 var fs = require("fs");
 var mkdirp = require("mkdirp");
+var path = require("path");
 var Helper = require("../helper");
 
 program.version(pkg.version, "-v, --version");
@@ -12,17 +13,22 @@ program.option("    --home <path>" , "home path");
 
 var argv = program.parseOptions(process.argv);
 if (program.home) {
-	Helper.HOME = program.home;
+	Helper.HOME = path.resolve(program.home);
 }
 
-var config = Helper.HOME + "/config.js";
-if (!fs.existsSync(config)) {
+if (!fs.existsSync(Helper.CONFIG_PATH)) {
 	mkdirp.sync(Helper.HOME, {mode: "0700"});
 	fs.writeFileSync(
-		config,
-		fs.readFileSync(__dirname + "/../../defaults/config.js")
+		Helper.CONFIG_PATH,
+		fs.readFileSync(path.resolve(path.join(
+			__dirname,
+			"..",
+			"..",
+			"defaults",
+			"config.js"
+		)))
 	);
-	log.info("Config created:", config);
+	log.info("Config created:", Helper.CONFIG_PATH);
 }
 
 require("./start");
diff --git a/src/command-line/remove.js b/src/command-line/remove.js
index 683892f5..d6f383e6 100644
--- a/src/command-line/remove.js
+++ b/src/command-line/remove.js
@@ -8,12 +8,11 @@ program
 	.description("Remove an existing user")
 	.action(function(name) {
 		try {
-			var path = Helper.HOME + "/users";
-			var test = path + "/.test";
+			var test = require("path").join(Helper.USERS_PATH, ".test");
 			fs.mkdirSync(test);
 			fs.rmdirSync(test);
 		} catch (e) {
-			log.warn("You have no permissions to delete from " + path);
+			log.warn("You have no permissions to delete from " + Helper.USERS_PATH);
 			log.info("Try running the command as sudo.");
 			return;
 		}
diff --git a/src/command-line/reset.js b/src/command-line/reset.js
index d953ce66..38449fa4 100644
--- a/src/command-line/reset.js
+++ b/src/command-line/reset.js
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ program
 			log.error("User '" + name + "' doesn't exist.");
 			return;
 		}
-		var file = Helper.HOME + "/users/" + name + ".json";
+		var file = Helper.getUserConfigPath(name);
 		var user = require(file);
 		require("read")({
 			prompt: "[thelounge] New password: ",
diff --git a/src/helper.js b/src/helper.js
index 38ab2596..d391c761 100644
--- a/src/helper.js
+++ b/src/helper.js
@@ -1,17 +1,26 @@
 var path = require("path");
 var os = require("os");
 
+var HOME = expandHome("~/.lounge");
+
 module.exports = {
-	HOME: (process.env.HOME || process.env.USERPROFILE) + "/.lounge",
-	getConfig: getConfig,
+	HOME: HOME,
+	CONFIG_PATH: path.join(HOME, "config.js"),
+	USERS_PATH: path.join(HOME, "users"),
 	expandHome: expandHome,
+	getConfig: getConfig,
+	getUserConfigPath: getUserConfigPath,
 };
 
-function getConfig() {
-	return require(path.resolve(this.HOME) + "/config");
+function getUserConfigPath(name) {
+	return path.join(this.USERS_PATH, name + ".json");
 }
 
-function expandHome(path) {
+function getConfig() {
+	return require(this.CONFIG_PATH);
+}
+
+function expandHome(shortenedPath) {
 	var home;
 
 	if (os.homedir) {
@@ -24,6 +33,5 @@ function expandHome(path) {
 
 	home = home.replace("$", "$$$$");
 
-	return path.replace(/^~($|\/|\\)/, home + "$1");
+	return path.resolve(shortenedPath.replace(/^~($|\/|\\)/, home + "$1"));
 }
-
diff --git a/src/userLog.js b/src/userLog.js
index e9f436ec..a559b190 100644
--- a/src/userLog.js
+++ b/src/userLog.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ var Helper = require("./helper");
 
 module.exports.write = function(user, network, chan, msg) {
 	try {
-		var path = Helper.HOME + "/logs/" + user + "/" + network;
+		var path = require("path").join(Helper.HOME, "logs", user, network);
 		mkdirp.sync(path);
 	} catch (e) {
 		log.error("Unabled to create logs directory", e);