diff --git a/moban/utils.py b/moban/utils.py
index 00b13774..db66e7a0 100644
--- a/moban/utils.py
+++ b/moban/utils.py
@@ -187,14 +187,12 @@ def get_repo_name(repo_url):
 
 
 def get_moban_home():
-    home_dir = os.path.expanduser("~")
-    if os.path.exists(home_dir):
-        return os.path.join(
-            home_dir,
-            constants.MOBAN_DIR_NAME_UNDER_USER_HOME,
-            constants.MOBAN_REPOS_DIR_NAME,
-        )
-    raise IOError("Failed to find user home directory")
+    from appdirs import user_cache_dir
+    home_dir = user_cache_dir(appname=constants.PROGRAM_NAME)
+    return os.path.join(
+        home_dir,
+        constants.MOBAN_REPOS_DIR_NAME,
+    )
 
 
 def _remove_dot_git(repo_name):
diff --git a/tests/test_utils.py b/tests/test_utils.py
index cfa7b12d..4fdd9b2e 100644
--- a/tests/test_utils.py
+++ b/tests/test_utils.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 from moban.utils import (
     mkdir_p,
     get_repo_name,
+    get_moban_home,
     write_file_out,
     file_permissions,
     get_template_path,
@@ -177,3 +178,9 @@ def test_get_repo_name():
     actual = [get_repo_name(repo) for repo in repos]
     expected = ["repo", "repo"]
     eq_(expected, actual)
+
+
+@patch('appdirs.user_cache_dir', return_value='root')
+def test_get_moban_home(_):
+    actual = get_moban_home()
+    eq_(os.path.join('root', 'repos'), actual)