diff --git a/source/src/servers.cpp b/source/src/servers.cpp
index 6ceb5d6..43b3e62 100644
--- a/source/src/servers.cpp
+++ b/source/src/servers.cpp
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ namespace dropshell
         std::filesystem::create_directory(server_dir);
 
         // 3. create a template server.env file in the server directory
-        std::string user = getenv("USER");
+        std::string user = "dropshell";
         std::string server_env_path = server_dir + "/" + filenames::server_json;
         std::ofstream server_env_file(server_env_path);
         server_env_file << "{" << std::endl;
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ namespace dropshell
         server_env_file << "    \"SSH_USERS\": [" << std::endl;
         server_env_file << "        {" << std::endl;
         server_env_file << "            \"USER\": \"" << user << "\"," << std::endl;
-        server_env_file << "            \"DIR\": \"" << "/home/" + user << "/.dropshell\"" << std::endl;
+        server_env_file << "            \"DIR\": \"/home/" << user << "/dropshell-files\"" << std::endl;
         server_env_file << "        }" << std::endl;
         server_env_file << "    ]," << std::endl;
         server_env_file << "    \"HAS_DOCKER\": \"true\"," << std::endl;