diff --git a/docs/cli/index.md b/docs/cli/index.md
index 1a30dbbd..50337058 100644
--- a/docs/cli/index.md
+++ b/docs/cli/index.md
@@ -823,7 +823,7 @@ Specify a name for a custom LocalNet instance. AlgoKit will not manage the confi
 
 
 ### -P, --config-dir <config_path>
-Specify the custom localnet configuration directory. Defaults to '/Users/aorumbayev/.config/algokit'.
+Specify the custom localnet configuration directory. Defaults to '~/.config' on UNIX and 'C:\\Users\\USERNAME\\AppData\\Roaming' on Windows.
 
 
 ### -d, --dev, --no-dev
diff --git a/src/algokit/cli/localnet.py b/src/algokit/cli/localnet.py
index 42078c20..47b5a665 100644
--- a/src/algokit/cli/localnet.py
+++ b/src/algokit/cli/localnet.py
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 from algokit.cli.explore import explore_command
 from algokit.cli.goal import goal_command
 from algokit.core import proc
-from algokit.core.conf import get_app_config_dir
 from algokit.core.config_commands.container_engine import get_container_engine, save_container_engine
 from algokit.core.sandbox import (
     COMPOSE_VERSION_COMMAND,
@@ -136,7 +135,10 @@ def config_command(*, engine: str | None, force: bool) -> None:
     type=click.Path(exists=True, readable=True, file_okay=False, resolve_path=True, path_type=Path),
     default=lambda: os.environ.get("ALGOKIT_LOCALNET_CONFIG_DIR", None),
     required=False,
-    help=f"Specify the custom localnet configuration directory. Defaults to '{get_app_config_dir()}'.",
+    help=(
+        "Specify the custom localnet configuration directory. Defaults to '~/.config' on UNIX and "
+        "'C:\\\\Users\\\\USERNAME\\\\AppData\\\\Roaming' on Windows."
+    ),
 )
 @click.option(
     "--dev/--no-dev",