diff --git a/util.go b/util.go
index 3d210cb..b040c6f 100644
--- a/util.go
+++ b/util.go
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ func AreSame(lhs string, rhs string) bool {
 }
 
 func ConvertHome(input string) (string, error) {
-	if strings.Contains(input, "~") {
+	if strings.HasPrefix(input, "~/") {
 		homedir, err := os.UserHomeDir()
 		if err != nil {
 			return input, fmt.Errorf("unable to convert ~ to user directory with error %+v", err)