diff --git a/fastgit/core.py b/fastgit/core.py
index d92fe68..9fa14fa 100644
--- a/fastgit/core.py
+++ b/fastgit/core.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
 # %% ../nbs/00_core.ipynb #e4c0a290
 def callgit(path, *args, split=None, uname=None):
-    fp = Path(path).resolve()
+    fp = Path(path).expanduser().resolve()
     args = ['git', '-C', str(fp)] + list(args)
     if uname: args = ['/usr/bin/sudo', '-u', uname] + args
     res = subprocess.run(args, capture_output=True, text=True, check=True).stdout.strip()
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ def get_top(folder):
 
 # %% ../nbs/00_core.ipynb #97f78839
 class Git:
-    def __init__(self, d): self.d = Path(d)
+    def __init__(self, d): self.d = Path(d).expanduser()
 
     def __call__(self, cmd, *args, split=None, mute_errors=False, **kwargs):
         paths = [str(p) for p in listify(kwargs.pop('__', None) or [])]
diff --git a/nbs/00_core.ipynb b/nbs/00_core.ipynb
index b9258da..cc53a9e 100644
--- a/nbs/00_core.ipynb
+++ b/nbs/00_core.ipynb
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
    "source": [
     "#| export\n",
     "def callgit(path, *args, split=None, uname=None):\n",
-    "    fp = Path(path).resolve()\n",
+    "    fp = Path(path).expanduser().resolve()\n",
     "    args = ['git', '-C', str(fp)] + list(args)\n",
     "    if uname: args = ['/usr/bin/sudo', '-u', uname] + args\n",
     "    res = subprocess.run(args, capture_output=True, text=True, check=True).stdout.strip()\n",
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@
    "source": [
     "#| export\n",
     "class Git:\n",
-    "    def __init__(self, d): self.d = Path(d)\n",
+    "    def __init__(self, d): self.d = Path(d).expanduser()\n",
     "\n",
     "    def __call__(self, cmd, *args, split=None, mute_errors=False, **kwargs):\n",
     "        paths = [str(p) for p in listify(kwargs.pop('__', None) or [])]\n",