diff --git a/.woodpecker/deploy.sh b/.woodpecker/deploy.sh
index 26b9e88..d5a60fc 100755
--- a/.woodpecker/deploy.sh
+++ b/.woodpecker/deploy.sh
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ mv source oxaliq/.
 mv static oxaliq/.
 
 # put them on the deployment target
-scp -r oxaliq $host:$HOME/
+scp -r oxaliq "$host":~/
 
 # do everything on the server that's necessary to run the new thing
 # TODO make this not remove the old-working version until