diff --git a/kyuubi-common/src/main/scala/org/apache/kyuubi/Utils.scala b/kyuubi-common/src/main/scala/org/apache/kyuubi/Utils.scala
index 20da0679c..a78166120 100644
--- a/kyuubi-common/src/main/scala/org/apache/kyuubi/Utils.scala
+++ b/kyuubi-common/src/main/scala/org/apache/kyuubi/Utils.scala
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ private[kyuubi] object Utils extends Logging {
 
   def getDefaultPropertiesFile(env: Map[String, String] = sys.env): Option[File] = {
     env.get(KYUUBI_CONF_DIR)
-      .orElse(env.get(KYUUBI_HOME).map(_ + File.separator + "/conf"))
+      .orElse(env.get(KYUUBI_HOME).map(_ + File.separator + "conf"))
       .map( d => new File(d + File.separator + KYUUBI_CONF_FILE_NAME))
       .filter(_.exists())
       .orElse {