diff --git a/examples/port_datasets/pusht_zarr.py b/examples/port_datasets/pusht_zarr.py
index 622fbd14..e05c742e 100644
--- a/examples/port_datasets/pusht_zarr.py
+++ b/examples/port_datasets/pusht_zarr.py
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ from pathlib import Path
 import numpy as np
 import torch
 
-from lerobot.common.datasets.lerobot_dataset import LEROBOT_HOME, LeRobotDataset
+from lerobot.common.constants import HF_LEROBOT_HOME
+from lerobot.common.datasets.lerobot_dataset import LeRobotDataset
 from lerobot.common.datasets.push_dataset_to_hub._download_raw import download_raw
 
 PUSHT_TASK = "Push the T-shaped blue block onto the T-shaped green target surface."
@@ -134,8 +135,8 @@ def main(raw_dir: Path, repo_id: str, mode: str = "video", push_to_hub: bool = T
     if mode not in ["video", "image", "keypoints"]:
         raise ValueError(mode)
 
-    if (LEROBOT_HOME / repo_id).exists():
-        shutil.rmtree(LEROBOT_HOME / repo_id)
+    if (HF_LEROBOT_HOME / repo_id).exists():
+        shutil.rmtree(HF_LEROBOT_HOME / repo_id)
 
     if not raw_dir.exists():
         download_raw(raw_dir, repo_id="lerobot-raw/pusht_raw")
diff --git a/lerobot/common/constants.py b/lerobot/common/constants.py
index 34da4ac0..d0c9845a 100644
--- a/lerobot/common/constants.py
+++ b/lerobot/common/constants.py
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
 # keys
+import os
+from pathlib import Path
+
+from huggingface_hub.constants import HF_HOME
+
 OBS_ENV = "observation.environment_state"
 OBS_ROBOT = "observation.state"
 OBS_IMAGE = "observation.image"
@@ -15,3 +20,13 @@ TRAINING_STEP = "training_step.json"
 OPTIMIZER_STATE = "optimizer_state.safetensors"
 OPTIMIZER_PARAM_GROUPS = "optimizer_param_groups.json"
 SCHEDULER_STATE = "scheduler_state.json"
+
+# cache dir
+default_cache_path = Path(HF_HOME) / "lerobot"
+HF_LEROBOT_HOME = Path(os.getenv("HF_LEROBOT_HOME", default_cache_path)).expanduser()
+
+if "LEROBOT_HOME" in os.environ:
+    raise ValueError(
+        f"You have a 'LEROBOT_HOME' environment variable set to '{os.getenv('LEROBOT_HOME')}'.\n"
+        "'LEROBOT_HOME' is deprecated, please use 'HF_LEROBOT_HOME' instead."
+    )
diff --git a/lerobot/common/datasets/lerobot_dataset.py b/lerobot/common/datasets/lerobot_dataset.py
index dfdb3618..d4224b7e 100644
--- a/lerobot/common/datasets/lerobot_dataset.py
+++ b/lerobot/common/datasets/lerobot_dataset.py
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 import logging
-import os
 import shutil
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Callable
@@ -29,6 +28,7 @@ from huggingface_hub import HfApi, snapshot_download
 from huggingface_hub.constants import REPOCARD_NAME
 from packaging import version
 
+from lerobot.common.constants import HF_LEROBOT_HOME
 from lerobot.common.datasets.compute_stats import aggregate_stats, compute_episode_stats
 from lerobot.common.datasets.image_writer import AsyncImageWriter, write_image
 from lerobot.common.datasets.utils import (
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ from lerobot.common.robot_devices.robots.utils import Robot
 
 # For maintainers, see lerobot/common/datasets/push_dataset_to_hub/CODEBASE_VERSION.md
 CODEBASE_VERSION = "v2.1"
-LEROBOT_HOME = Path(os.getenv("LEROBOT_HOME", "~/.cache/huggingface/lerobot")).expanduser()
 
 
 class LeRobotDatasetMetadata:
@@ -84,7 +83,7 @@ class LeRobotDatasetMetadata:
     ):
         self.repo_id = repo_id
         self.revision = revision if revision else CODEBASE_VERSION
-        self.root = Path(root) if root is not None else LEROBOT_HOME / repo_id
+        self.root = Path(root) if root is not None else HF_LEROBOT_HOME / repo_id
 
         try:
             if force_cache_sync:
@@ -308,7 +307,7 @@ class LeRobotDatasetMetadata:
         """Creates metadata for a LeRobotDataset."""
         obj = cls.__new__(cls)
         obj.repo_id = repo_id
-        obj.root = Path(root) if root is not None else LEROBOT_HOME / repo_id
+        obj.root = Path(root) if root is not None else HF_LEROBOT_HOME / repo_id
 
         obj.root.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=False)
 
@@ -463,7 +462,7 @@ class LeRobotDataset(torch.utils.data.Dataset):
         """
         super().__init__()
         self.repo_id = repo_id
-        self.root = Path(root) if root else LEROBOT_HOME / repo_id
+        self.root = Path(root) if root else HF_LEROBOT_HOME / repo_id
         self.image_transforms = image_transforms
         self.delta_timestamps = delta_timestamps
         self.episodes = episodes
@@ -1056,7 +1055,7 @@ class MultiLeRobotDataset(torch.utils.data.Dataset):
     ):
         super().__init__()
         self.repo_ids = repo_ids
-        self.root = Path(root) if root else LEROBOT_HOME
+        self.root = Path(root) if root else HF_LEROBOT_HOME
         self.tolerances_s = tolerances_s if tolerances_s else {repo_id: 1e-4 for repo_id in repo_ids}
         # Construct the underlying datasets passing everything but `transform` and `delta_timestamps` which
         # are handled by this class.
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/constants.py b/tests/fixtures/constants.py
index 7d80d2b7..3201dcf2 100644
--- a/tests/fixtures/constants.py
+++ b/tests/fixtures/constants.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-from lerobot.common.datasets.lerobot_dataset import LEROBOT_HOME
+from lerobot.common.constants import HF_LEROBOT_HOME
 
-LEROBOT_TEST_DIR = LEROBOT_HOME / "_testing"
+LEROBOT_TEST_DIR = HF_LEROBOT_HOME / "_testing"
 DUMMY_REPO_ID = "dummy/repo"
 DUMMY_ROBOT_TYPE = "dummy_robot"
 DUMMY_MOTOR_FEATURES = {
diff --git a/tests/test_datasets.py b/tests/test_datasets.py
index 3e8b531d..6d358eea 100644
--- a/tests/test_datasets.py
+++ b/tests/test_datasets.py
@@ -581,9 +581,9 @@ def test_create_branch():
 
 def test_dataset_feature_with_forward_slash_raises_error():
     # make sure dir does not exist
-    from lerobot.common.datasets.lerobot_dataset import LEROBOT_HOME
+    from lerobot.common.constants import HF_LEROBOT_HOME
 
-    dataset_dir = LEROBOT_HOME / "lerobot/test/with/slash"
+    dataset_dir = HF_LEROBOT_HOME / "lerobot/test/with/slash"
     # make sure does not exist
     if dataset_dir.exists():
         dataset_dir.rmdir()