diff --git a/apps/web/app/layout.tsx b/apps/web/app/layout.tsx
index 0f46760724f..4209048b01e 100644
--- a/apps/web/app/layout.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/app/layout.tsx
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ export const viewport: Viewport = {
   maximumScale: 1,
 };
 
+export const dynamic = "force-dynamic";
+
 export default function RootLayout({
   children,
 }: {
diff --git a/apps/web/lib/telemetry.ts b/apps/web/lib/telemetry.ts
index 2c4c7add8d5..cc89a1c5c0e 100644
--- a/apps/web/lib/telemetry.ts
+++ b/apps/web/lib/telemetry.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { randomUUID } from "node:crypto";
 import { existsSync, readFileSync, writeFileSync, mkdirSync } from "node:fs";
+import { homedir } from "node:os";
 import { join, dirname } from "node:path";
 import { PostHog } from "posthog-node";
 
@@ -30,7 +31,7 @@ export function getOrCreateAnonymousId(): string {
   if (_cachedAnonymousId) return _cachedAnonymousId;
 
   try {
-    const stateDir = join(process.env.HOME || "~", ".openclaw-dench");
+    const stateDir = join(process.env.HOME || homedir(), ".openclaw-dench");
     const configPath = join(stateDir, "telemetry.json");
 
     let raw: Record<string, unknown> = {};
diff --git a/extensions/posthog-analytics/lib/privacy.ts b/extensions/posthog-analytics/lib/privacy.ts
index df9b3d552ae..d1b3dfb3448 100644
--- a/extensions/posthog-analytics/lib/privacy.ts
+++ b/extensions/posthog-analytics/lib/privacy.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { randomUUID } from "node:crypto";
 import { existsSync, readFileSync, writeFileSync, mkdirSync } from "node:fs";
+import { homedir } from "node:os";
 import { join, dirname } from "node:path";
 
 const SECRETS_PATTERN =
@@ -10,7 +11,7 @@ const REDACTED = "[REDACTED]";
 function resolveConfigPath(openclawConfig?: any): string {
   const stateDir =
     openclawConfig?.stateDir ??
-    join(process.env.HOME || "~", ".openclaw-dench");
+    join(process.env.HOME || homedir(), ".openclaw-dench");
   return join(stateDir, "telemetry.json");
 }