diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-and-deploy.yaml b/.github/workflows/build-and-deploy.yaml
index 2258673..ae717bf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-and-deploy.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-and-deploy.yaml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ jobs:
       contents: read
       packages: write
     env:
-      KUBECONFIG: ~/.kube/config
+      KUBECONFIG: ${HOME}/.kube/config
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Set up Kubeconfig
         run: |
-          mkdir -p ~/.kube
+          mkdir -p ${HOME}/.kube
           echo "${{ secrets.KUBECONFIG_BASE64 }}" | base64 -d > ${HOME}/.kube/config
           chmod 600 ${HOME}/.kube/config
           export KUBECONFIG=${HOME}/.kube/config