diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/main.ts b/apps/desktop/src/main.ts
index d53378dd9471a9e6c33833490366de175d6af344..1b9a313524b066274e835fc4a37caa0dfa40a2ae 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/main.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/main.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ const CONTEXT_MENU_CHANNEL = "desktop:context-menu";
 const OPEN_EXTERNAL_CHANNEL = "desktop:open-external";
 const MENU_ACTION_CHANNEL = "desktop:menu-action";
 const STATE_DIR =
-  process.env.T3CODE_STATE_DIR?.trim() ?? path.join(os.homedir(), ".t3", "userdata");
+  process.env.T3CODE_STATE_DIR?.trim() || path.join(os.homedir(), ".t3", "userdata");
 const DESKTOP_SCHEME = "t3";
 const ROOT_DIR = path.resolve(__dirname, "../../..");
 const isDevelopment = Boolean(process.env.VITE_DEV_SERVER_URL);