diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index c514c24d..f10d3db1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
          export OPENRAM_HOME="${{ github.workspace }}/compiler"
          export OPENRAM_TECH="${{ github.workspace }}/technology"
-         export FREEPDK45="/home/github-runner/FreePDK45"
+         export FREEPDK45="~/FreePDK45"
          # KLAYOUT_PATH breaks klayout installation. Unset it for now...
          unset KLAYOUT_PATH
          #cd $OPENRAM_HOME/.. && make pdk && make install
diff --git a/technology/freepdk45/__init__.py b/technology/freepdk45/__init__.py
index 237c5390..fc7ce813 100644
--- a/technology/freepdk45/__init__.py
+++ b/technology/freepdk45/__init__.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ TECHNOLOGY = "freepdk45"
 PDK_PATH=os.environ.get("FREEPDK45")
 if PDK_PATH==None:
     debug.error("Must define FREEPDK45 to point to PDK.", -1)
-PDK_DIR=os.path.abspath(PDK_PATH)
+PDK_DIR=os.path.abspath(os.path.expanduser(PDK_PATH))
 os.environ["PDK_DIR"] = PDK_DIR
 os.environ["SYSTEM_CDS_LIB_DIR"] = "{0}/ncsu_basekit/cdssetup".format(PDK_DIR)
 os.environ["CDS_SITE"] = PDK_DIR