diff --git a/roles/docker-compose/tasks/main.yml b/roles/docker-compose/tasks/main.yml
index c845e85..f89fa7e 100644
--- a/roles/docker-compose/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/docker-compose/tasks/main.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 - name: Copy SSL Certs to ONOS so docker-compose can find it
   command: ansible onos-cord-1 -b -u ubuntu -m copy \
-    -a "src=/usr/local/share/ca-certificates/keystone_juju_ca_cert.crt dest={{ ansible_user_dir }}/cord/xos-certs.crt"
+    -a "src=/usr/local/share/ca-certificates/keystone_juju_ca_cert.crt dest=~/cord/xos-certs.crt"
 
 - name: Build ONOS image with docker-compose
   command: ansible onos-cord-1 -b -u ubuntu -m command \
@@ -29,5 +29,5 @@
 
 - name: Copy admin-openrc.sh into XOS container
   command: ansible xos-1 -b -u ubuntu -m copy \
-    -a "src=~/admin-openrc.sh dest={{ ansible_user_dir }}/xos/xos/configurations/{{ xos_configuration }}"
+    -a "src=~/admin-openrc.sh dest=~/xos/xos/configurations/{{ xos_configuration }}"