diff --git a/docs/helpers/configenvextractor.go b/docs/helpers/configenvextractor.go
index 3f08ca0ce..d7afd5295 100644
--- a/docs/helpers/configenvextractor.go
+++ b/docs/helpers/configenvextractor.go
@@ -56,8 +56,9 @@ func GenerateIntermediateCode(templatePath string, intermediateCodePath string,
 
 func RunIntermediateCode(intermediateCodePath string) {
 	fmt.Println("Running intermediate go code for " + intermediateCodePath)
-	os.Setenv("OCIS_BASE_DATA_PATH", "~/.ocis")
-	os.Setenv("OCIS_CONFIG_DIR", "~/.ocis/config")
+	defaultPath := "~/.ocis"
+	os.Setenv("OCIS_BASE_DATA_PATH", defaultPath)
+	os.Setenv("OCIS_CONFIG_DIR", path.Join(defaultPath, "config"))
 	out, err := exec.Command("go", "run", intermediateCodePath).Output()
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatal(err)