diff --git a/contrib/grimshot b/contrib/grimshot
index d42fe9d8..1ec19def 100755
--- a/contrib/grimshot
+++ b/contrib/grimshot
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@
 ## See `man 1 grimshot` or `grimshot usage` for further details.
 
 getTargetDirectory() {
-  test -f "${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-~/.config}/user-dirs.dirs" && \
-    . "${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-~/.config}/user-dirs.dirs"
+  test -f "${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}/user-dirs.dirs" && \
+    . "${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}/user-dirs.dirs"
 
   echo "${XDG_SCREENSHOTS_DIR:-${XDG_PICTURES_DIR:-$HOME}}"
 }