diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index d7e43237e..0d1270add 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ commands:
     steps:
       - checkout
       - cached-dependencies
-      - run: echo "//registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken=$NPM_TOKEN" >> ~/.npmrc
+      - run: echo "//registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken=$NPM_TOKEN" >> .npmrc
       - build
 
 jobs: