diff --git a/fwinebox.ini b/fwinebox.ini
index fb6e991..2be7f7f 100644
--- a/fwinebox.ini
+++ b/fwinebox.ini
@@ -13,6 +13,6 @@
 # it is generally recommended that you leave these values as they are, if you want the most compatibility
 
 [DEFAULT]
-userName = User
 prefixLocation = $sd+/prefixes
-homeLocation = $config:DEFAULT/prefixLocation+/+$prefix+/home
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+homeLocation = $config:DEFAULT/prefixLocation+/+$prefix+/home
+
diff --git a/fwinebox.py b/fwinebox.py
index 233d95e..2fb72d7 100755
--- a/fwinebox.py
+++ b/fwinebox.py
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ p = os.path.join
 #initializing the default configuration
 config = configparser.ConfigParser()
 config["DEFAULT"] = {
-	"userName":			"User",
 	"prefixLocation":	"$sd+/prefixes",
 	"homeLocation":		"$config:DEFAULT/prefixLocation+/+$prefix+/home"
 }
@@ -62,8 +61,6 @@ cv = parseConfigValue
 def launchPrefix(prefix,cmd,raw = False):
 	configVars["prefix"] = prefix
 	home = os.environ["HOME"]
-	user = os.environ["USER"]
-	os.environ["USER"] = cv(config["DEFAULT"]["userName"])
 	os.environ["HOME"] = cv(config["DEFAULT"]["homeLocation"])
 	os.environ["WINEPREFIX"] = p(cv(config["DEFAULT"]["prefixLocation"]),prefix)
 	if raw == False:
@@ -71,7 +68,6 @@ def launchPrefix(prefix,cmd,raw = False):
 	else:
 		subprocess.call(cmd)
 	os.environ["HOME"] = home
-	os.environ["USER"] = user
 	del os.environ["WINEPREFIX"]
 	del configVars["prefix"]
 	
@@ -147,4 +143,5 @@ def main():
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
 	loadConfig()
-	main()
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+	main()
+