diff --git a/tools/file_operations.py b/tools/file_operations.py
index ebd4d601d..96bdc2d53 100644
--- a/tools/file_operations.py
+++ b/tools/file_operations.py
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
 from dataclasses import dataclass, field
 from typing import Optional, List, Dict, Any
 from pathlib import Path
+from hermes_constants import get_hermes_home
 
 
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -46,7 +47,7 @@ WRITE_DENIED_PATHS = {
         os.path.join(_HOME, ".ssh", "id_rsa"),
         os.path.join(_HOME, ".ssh", "id_ed25519"),
         os.path.join(_HOME, ".ssh", "config"),
-        os.path.join(_HOME, ".hermes", ".env"),
+        str(get_hermes_home() / ".env"),
         os.path.join(_HOME, ".bashrc"),
         os.path.join(_HOME, ".zshrc"),
         os.path.join(_HOME, ".profile"),