diff --git a/server/cli.js b/server/cli.js
index 7401a9e..818d91f 100755
--- a/server/cli.js
+++ b/server/cli.js
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 
 import fs from 'fs';
 import path from 'path';
+import os from 'os';
 import { fileURLToPath } from 'url';
 import { dirname } from 'path';
 
@@ -115,7 +116,7 @@ function showStatus() {
     console.log(`       CONTEXT_WINDOW: ${c.dim(process.env.CONTEXT_WINDOW || '160000 (default)')}`);
 
     // Claude projects folder
-    const claudeProjectsPath = path.join(process.env.HOME, '.claude', 'projects');
+    const claudeProjectsPath = path.join(os.homedir(), '.claude', 'projects');
     const projectsExists = fs.existsSync(claudeProjectsPath);
     console.log(`\n${c.info('[INFO]')} Claude Projects Folder:`);
     console.log(`       ${c.dim(claudeProjectsPath)}`);
diff --git a/server/index.js b/server/index.js
index 240d456..197d0a4 100755
--- a/server/index.js
+++ b/server/index.js
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ const connectedClients = new Set();
 // Setup file system watcher for Claude projects folder using chokidar
 async function setupProjectsWatcher() {
     const chokidar = (await import('chokidar')).default;
-    const claudeProjectsPath = path.join(process.env.HOME, '.claude', 'projects');
+    const claudeProjectsPath = path.join(os.homedir(), '.claude', 'projects');
 
     if (projectsWatcher) {
         projectsWatcher.close();
@@ -1015,7 +1015,7 @@ function handleShellConnection(ws) {
                         name: 'xterm-256color',
                         cols: termCols,
                         rows: termRows,
-                        cwd: process.env.HOME || (os.platform() === 'win32' ? process.env.USERPROFILE : '/'),
+                        cwd: os.homedir(),
                         env: {
                             ...process.env,
                             TERM: 'xterm-256color',
diff --git a/server/projects.js b/server/projects.js
index c983c56..a4efb10 100755
--- a/server/projects.js
+++ b/server/projects.js
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ function clearProjectDirectoryCache() {
 
 // Load project configuration file
 async function loadProjectConfig() {
-  const configPath = path.join(process.env.HOME, '.claude', 'project-config.json');
+  const configPath = path.join(os.homedir(), '.claude', 'project-config.json');
   try {
     const configData = await fs.readFile(configPath, 'utf8');
     return JSON.parse(configData);
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ async function loadProjectConfig() {
 
 // Save project configuration file
 async function saveProjectConfig(config) {
-  const claudeDir = path.join(process.env.HOME, '.claude');
+  const claudeDir = path.join(os.homedir(), '.claude');
   const configPath = path.join(claudeDir, 'project-config.json');
   
   // Ensure the .claude directory exists
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ async function extractProjectDirectory(projectName) {
     return originalPath;
   }
 
-  const projectDir = path.join(process.env.HOME, '.claude', 'projects', projectName);
+  const projectDir = path.join(os.homedir(), '.claude', 'projects', projectName);
   const cwdCounts = new Map();
   let latestTimestamp = 0;
   let latestCwd = null;
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ async function extractProjectDirectory(projectName) {
 }
 
 async function getProjects() {
-  const claudeDir = path.join(process.env.HOME, '.claude', 'projects');
+  const claudeDir = path.join(os.homedir(), '.claude', 'projects');
   const config = await loadProjectConfig();
   const projects = [];
   const existingProjects = new Set();
@@ -546,7 +546,7 @@ async function getProjects() {
 }
 
 async function getSessions(projectName, limit = 5, offset = 0) {
-  const projectDir = path.join(process.env.HOME, '.claude', 'projects', projectName);
+  const projectDir = path.join(os.homedir(), '.claude', 'projects', projectName);
 
   try {
     const files = await fs.readdir(projectDir);
@@ -828,7 +828,7 @@ async function parseJsonlSessions(filePath) {
 
 // Get messages for a specific session with pagination support
 async function getSessionMessages(projectName, sessionId, limit = null, offset = 0) {
-  const projectDir = path.join(process.env.HOME, '.claude', 'projects', projectName);
+  const projectDir = path.join(os.homedir(), '.claude', 'projects', projectName);
 
   try {
     const files = await fs.readdir(projectDir);
@@ -917,7 +917,7 @@ async function renameProject(projectName, newDisplayName) {
 
 // Delete a session from a project
 async function deleteSession(projectName, sessionId) {
-  const projectDir = path.join(process.env.HOME, '.claude', 'projects', projectName);
+  const projectDir = path.join(os.homedir(), '.claude', 'projects', projectName);
   
   try {
     const files = await fs.readdir(projectDir);
@@ -980,7 +980,7 @@ async function isProjectEmpty(projectName) {
 
 // Delete an empty project
 async function deleteProject(projectName) {
-  const projectDir = path.join(process.env.HOME, '.claude', 'projects', projectName);
+  const projectDir = path.join(os.homedir(), '.claude', 'projects', projectName);
   
   try {
     // First check if the project is empty
@@ -1020,7 +1020,7 @@ async function addProjectManually(projectPath, displayName = null) {
   
   // Check if project already exists in config
   const config = await loadProjectConfig();
-  const projectDir = path.join(process.env.HOME, '.claude', 'projects', projectName);
+  const projectDir = path.join(os.homedir(), '.claude', 'projects', projectName);
 
   if (config[projectName]) {
     throw new Error(`Project already configured for path: ${absolutePath}`);