diff --git a/gitconfig/gitconfig b/gitconfig/gitconfig
index 4f0b703..1c17624 100644
--- a/gitconfig/gitconfig
+++ b/gitconfig/gitconfig
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ email = github@murgi.de
 [includeIf "hasconfig:remote.*.url:https://git-int.sit.fraunhofer.de/**"]
     path = ~/dotfiles/gitconfig/sit.gitconfig
 [core]
-	excludesfile = /Users/ising/dotfiles/.gitignore_global
+	excludesfile = ~/dotfiles/.gitignore_global
 [submodule]
 	recurse = true
 [filter "lfs"]