diff --git a/lib/utils/ini.js b/lib/utils/ini.js
index 15bd89bf7f9..e30113bae4e 100644
--- a/lib/utils/ini.js
+++ b/lib/utils/ini.js
@@ -95,6 +95,9 @@ function parseEnv (env) {
 function parseField (f) {
   f = (""+f).trim()
   if (f === "") f = true
+  if (f.substr(0, 2) === "~/" && process.env.HOME) {
+    f = path.join(process.env.HOME, f.substr(2))
+  }
   switch (f) {
     case "true": f = true; break
     case "false": f = false; break