diff --git a/jsoncache.m b/jsoncache.m
index 0155c41..e6d95dc 100644
--- a/jsoncache.m
+++ b/jsoncache.m
@@ -50,7 +50,11 @@
 %
 
 pathname = getenv('HOME');
-cachepath = {[pwd filesep '.neurojson'], [pathname filesep '.neurojson']};
+cachepath = {[pwd filesep '.neurojson']};
+if (strcmp(pathname, pwd) == 0)
+    cachepath{end + 1} = [pathname filesep '.neurojson'];
+end
+
 if (ispc)
     cachepath{end + 1} = [getenv('PROGRAMDATA') filesep 'neurojson'];
 elseif (ismac)
@@ -61,8 +65,6 @@
     cachepath{end + 1} = '/var/cache/neurojson';
 end
 
-cachepath = unique(cachepath, 'stable');
-
 if (nargin < 4)
     domain = 'io';
 end