diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index 891f0d7df..e2dacf73b 100644
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ func (c *Config) SetDir(path string) error {
 }
 
 func expandHome(path, home string) string {
-	if path[:2] == "~/" {
+	if path[:2] == "~"+string(os.PathSeparator) {
 		return strings.Replace(path, "~", home, 1)
 	}
 	return path