diff --git a/web/db.py b/web/db.py
index 76318fe..60df669 100644
--- a/web/db.py
+++ b/web/db.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import pathlib
 import time
 
 def lock(name):
-    lockfile = pathlib.Path(f'{name}.lock')
+    lockfile = pathlib.Path.home() / f'{name}.lock'
     for i in range(5):
         try:
             lockfile.symlink_to('/dev/null')
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ def lock(name):
     raise TimeoutError(f'could not lock {name}')
 
 def unlock(name):
-    lockfile = pathlib.Path(f'{name}.lock')
+    lockfile = pathlib.Path.home() / f'{name}.lock'
     lockfile.unlink(missing_ok=True)
 
 @contextlib.contextmanager
@@ -26,12 +26,12 @@ def locked(name):
         unlock(name)
 
 def read(name):
-    with open(f'{name}.json', 'a+', encoding='utf-8') as f:
+    with open(pathlib.Path.home() / f'{name}.json', 'a+', encoding='utf-8') as f:
         f.seek(0)
         return json.loads(f.read() or '{}')
 
 def write(name, data):
-    with open(f'{name}.json', 'w', encoding='utf-8') as f:
+    with open(pathlib.Path.home() / f'{name}.json', 'w', encoding='utf-8') as f:
         json.dump(data, f, indent=2)
         f.close()