diff --git a/tmp b/tmp
index fca2478..4dcb2c4 100755
--- a/tmp
+++ b/tmp
@@ -53,12 +53,12 @@ done
 # Copy in template directory
 if [ -n "$1" ]; then
 	# Source in XDG dirs, if they exist
-	userdirs="${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-~/.config}/user-dirs.dirs"
+	userdirs="${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}/user-dirs.dirs"
 	if [ -f "$userdirs" ]; then
 		source "$userdirs"
 	fi
 	unset userdirs
-	copydir="${XDG_TEMPLATES_DIR:-~/Templates}/.tmp/$1"
+	copydir="${XDG_TEMPLATES_DIR:-$HOME/Templates}/.tmp/$1"
 	if ! [ -d "$copydir" ]; then
 		log "Could not find template directory \"$copydir\""
 		exit 3