diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4c6f166df4..2b06d54c99 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 ### Fixes
 
+- [Stop user's home path from being printed in migration script log](https://github.com/alphagov/govuk-prototype-kit/pull/1847)
 - [Fix crashes when path to prototype contains spaces](https://github.com/alphagov/govuk-prototype-kit/pull/1841)
 
 ## 13.0.1
diff --git a/__tests__/spec/migrate.js b/__tests__/spec/migrate.js
index a957273f84..0a15f1f8d6 100644
--- a/__tests__/spec/migrate.js
+++ b/__tests__/spec/migrate.js
@@ -1,12 +1,16 @@
 /* eslint-env jest */
 
-const path = require('path')
 const fs = require('fs')
+const os = require('os')
+const path = require('path')
+
 const fse = require('fs-extra')
+
 const { spawn } = require('../../lib/exec')
 const { mkdtempSync } = require('../util')
 
-const projectDirectory = path.join(mkdtempSync(), 'migrate-checks')
+const testDirectory = mkdtempSync()
+const projectDirectory = path.join(testDirectory, 'migrate-checks')
 const appDirectory = path.join(projectDirectory, 'app')
 const assetsDirectory = path.join(appDirectory, 'assets')
 const fixtureProjectDirectory = path.join(__dirname, '..', 'fixtures', 'test-v11-prototype')
@@ -137,4 +141,18 @@ describe('migrate test prototype', () => {
       '{% extends "govuk-prototype-kit/layouts/govuk-branded.html" %}' + '\n'
     )
   })
+
+  it('migrate.log does not contain user home directory', () => {
+    const migrateLog = fs.readFileSync(path.join(projectDirectory, 'migrate.log'), 'utf8')
+
+    expect(migrateLog).not.toContain(os.homedir())
+
+    // Because we don't run the test in the home directory, we also have to do
+    // a slightly different check, we make sure all paths except for the
+    // metadata in the header lines are relative to the prototype directory.
+    // If this is true then this should mean we won't get the home dir path.
+    expect(migrateLog.split('\n').filter(
+      line => line.includes(testDirectory) && !line.startsWith('argv:') && !line.startsWith('cwd:')
+    )).toEqual([])
+  })
 })
diff --git a/lib/migrator/fileHelpers.js b/lib/migrator/fileHelpers.js
index 8b1eae113d..2c245fb48f 100644
--- a/lib/migrator/fileHelpers.js
+++ b/lib/migrator/fileHelpers.js
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 const path = require('path')
-const { packageDir, projectDir } = require('../path-utils')
 const fs = require('fs').promises
+
 const fse = require('fs-extra')
-const { log } = require('./logger')
+
+const { packageDir, projectDir } = require('../path-utils')
+const { log, sanitisePaths } = require('./logger')
 
 const verboseLog = async function () {
   await log(...arguments)
@@ -64,15 +66,16 @@ const replaceStartOfFile = async ({ filePath, lineToFind, replacement }) => {
 }
 
 const removeLineFromFile = async ({ filePath, lineToRemove }) => {
+  const prettyFilePath = path.relative(projectDir, filePath)
   const linesToRemove = Array.isArray(lineToRemove) ? lineToRemove : [lineToRemove]
   const fileLines = await getFileAsLines(filePath)
   await verboseLog(fileLines)
   const updatedFileLines = fileLines.filter(line => !linesToRemove.includes(line))
   if (updatedFileLines.length !== fileLines.length) {
-    await verboseLog(`Found [${lineToRemove}] in [${filePath}, removing`)
+    await verboseLog(`Found [${lineToRemove}] in [${prettyFilePath}], removing`)
     return writeFileLinesToFile(filePath, updatedFileLines)
   }
-  await verboseLog(`Could not found [${lineToRemove}] in [${filePath}, aborting`)
+  await verboseLog(`Could not found [${lineToRemove}] in [${prettyFilePath}], aborting`)
   return false
 }
 
@@ -102,7 +105,9 @@ const deleteDirectoryIfEmpty = async (partialPath) => {
 const copyFileFromStarter = async (starterPath, newPath) => {
   const src = path.join(packageDir, 'prototype-starter', starterPath)
   const dest = path.join(projectDir, newPath || starterPath)
-  await verboseLog(`Copying from [${path.relative(projectDir, src)}] to [${path.relative(projectDir, dest)}]`)
+  const prettySrc = src.startsWith(projectDir) ? path.relative(projectDir, src) : sanitisePaths(src)
+  const prettyDest = path.relative(projectDir, dest)
+  await verboseLog(`Copying from [${prettySrc}] to [${prettyDest}]`)
   return fse.copy(src, dest)
     .then(successOutput)
     .catch(async e => {
diff --git a/lib/migrator/logger.js b/lib/migrator/logger.js
index b92a8e5621..3ad1e5f97d 100644
--- a/lib/migrator/logger.js
+++ b/lib/migrator/logger.js
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
+const os = require('os')
 const path = require('path')
+
 const { projectDir } = require('../path-utils')
 const fs = require('fs').promises
 
@@ -7,15 +9,19 @@ const packageVersion = require('../../package.json').version
 const migrateLogFilePath = path.join(projectDir, 'migrate.log')
 let migrateLogFileHandle
 
+function sanitisePaths (str) {
+  return str.replaceAll(os.homedir(), '~')
+}
+
 async function setup () {
   if (!migrateLogFileHandle) {
     migrateLogFileHandle = await fs.open(migrateLogFilePath, 'a')
 
     // log some information useful for debugging
     await module.exports.log(new Date().toISOString())
-    await module.exports.log('cwd: ' + process.cwd())
+    await module.exports.log('cwd: ' + sanitisePaths(process.cwd()))
     await module.exports.log(`package: govuk-prototype-kit@${packageVersion}`)
-    await module.exports.log('argv: ' + process.argv.join(' '))
+    await module.exports.log('argv: ' + sanitisePaths(process.argv.join(' ')))
   }
 }
 
@@ -31,6 +37,7 @@ async function log (message) {
 
 module.exports = {
   log,
+  sanitisePaths,
   setup,
   teardown
 }
diff --git a/lib/migrator/logger.test.js b/lib/migrator/logger.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e444ce02ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/migrator/logger.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+/* eslint-env jest */
+
+describe('sanitisePaths', () => {
+  const os = require('os')
+  const path = require('path')
+
+  const { sanitisePaths } = require('./logger')
+
+  it('replaces occurences of home directory with ~', () => {
+    expect(
+      sanitisePaths(path.join(os.homedir(), 'path', 'to', 'folder'))
+    ).toEqual(path.join('~', 'path', 'to', 'folder'))
+  })
+
+  it('replaces all occurences in a string', () => {
+    expect(
+      sanitisePaths(process.argv.join(' '))
+    ).not.toContain(os.homedir())
+  })
+})