diff --git a/src/vcspull/config.py b/src/vcspull/config.py
index 2d3ffc9a..8fabc460 100644
--- a/src/vcspull/config.py
+++ b/src/vcspull/config.py
@@ -685,11 +685,17 @@ def filter_repos(
     repo_list: list[ConfigDict] = []
 
     if path:
+        path_str = str(path)
+        if "~" in path_str or "$" in path_str:
+            path_str = str(expand_dir(pathlib.Path(path_str)))
+        else:
+            path_str = str(pathlib.Path(path_str))
         repo_list.extend(
             [
                 r
                 for r in config
-                if fnmatch.fnmatch(str(pathlib.Path(r["path"]).parent), str(path))
+                if fnmatch.fnmatch(str(pathlib.Path(r["path"]).parent), path_str)
+                or fnmatch.fnmatch(str(r["path"]), path_str)
             ],
         )
 
diff --git a/tests/test_repo.py b/tests/test_repo.py
index f6ccd49a..e19e91f4 100644
--- a/tests/test_repo.py
+++ b/tests/test_repo.py
@@ -24,6 +24,26 @@ def test_filter_dir() -> None:
         assert r["name"] == "kaptan"
 
 
+def test_filter_dir_exact_repo_path() -> None:
+    """`filter_repos` filter by exact full repo path (e.g. after zsh glob expansion)."""
+    repo_list = filter_repos(
+        fixtures.config_dict_expanded,
+        path="/home/me/myproject/github_projects/kaptan",
+    )
+    assert len(repo_list) == 1
+    assert repo_list[0]["name"] == "kaptan"
+
+
+def test_filter_dir_workspace_root_trailing_slash() -> None:
+    """`filter_repos` filter by workspace root path with trailing slash."""
+    repo_list = filter_repos(
+        fixtures.config_dict_expanded,
+        path="/home/me/myproject/github_projects/",
+    )
+    assert len(repo_list) == 1
+    assert repo_list[0]["name"] == "kaptan"
+
+
 def test_filter_name() -> None:
     """`filter_repos` filter by name."""
     repo_list = filter_repos(fixtures.config_dict_expanded, name=".vim")