diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 716d4eb27..04541f359 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+2007-04-18  Brian Matherly  <brian@gramps-project.org>
+    * src/DbManager.py: generate DEFAULT_DIR for databases from const.home_dir
+
 2007-04-17  Don Allingham  <don@gramps-project.org>
 	* src/DataViews/_FamilyList.py: add marriage date column
 	* src/GrampsDb/_DbUtils.py: add function for finding a marriage event
diff --git a/src/DbManager.py b/src/DbManager.py
index 4fc5d17a9..65a0423f9 100644
--- a/src/DbManager.py
+++ b/src/DbManager.py
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ import QuestionDialog
 # constants
 #
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
-DEFAULT_DIR   = os.path.expanduser("~/.gramps/grampsdb")
+DEFAULT_DIR = os.path.join(const.home_dir,"grampsdb")
 DEFAULT_TITLE = _("Family Tree")
 NAME_FILE     = "name.txt"
 META_NAME     = "meta_data.db"