diff --git a/ldm/invoke/globals.py b/ldm/invoke/globals.py
index 283b191907..b15f579c9d 100644
--- a/ldm/invoke/globals.py
+++ b/ldm/invoke/globals.py
@@ -17,7 +17,12 @@ from argparse import Namespace
 Globals = Namespace()
 
 # This is usually overwritten by the command line and/or environment variables
-Globals.root = osp.abspath(os.environ.get('INVOKEAI_ROOT') or osp.abspath(osp.join(os.environ.get('VIRTUAL_ENV'),'..')) or osp.expanduser('~/invokeai'))
+if os.environ.get('INVOKEAI_ROOT'):
+    Globals.root = osp.abspath(os.environ.get('INVOKEAI_ROOT'))
+elif os.environ.get('VIRTUAL_ENV'):
+    Globals.root = osp.abspath(osp.join(os.environ.get('VIRTUAL_ENV'), '..'))
+else:
+    Globals.root = osp.abspath(osp.expanduser('~/invokeai'))
 
 # Where to look for the initialization file
 Globals.initfile = 'invokeai.init'