diff --git a/modules/util/util.py b/modules/util/util.py
index fd405d33f12935abd782d79eb9c52df5d96c708e..ae662b083a83e3a8934f9a371e929f4dbd9c017f 100644
--- a/modules/util/util.py
+++ b/modules/util/util.py
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ import os
 
 LatLonTuple = namedtuple('LatLonTuple', ['lat', 'lon'])
 
+homedir = os.path.expanduser('~') + '/'
+
 
 class GenericException(Exception):
     def __init__(self, message):