diff --git a/src/main.zig b/src/main.zig
index 9e0feae..5ced148 100644
--- a/src/main.zig
+++ b/src/main.zig
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ pub fn main() !void {
 
     const path = try std.fmt.allocPrint(allocator, "/home/{s}/.config/lister/data.json", .{username});
 
-    const file = try std.fs.cwd().openFile("~/.config/lister/data.json", .{});
+    const file = try std.fs.cwd().openFile(path, .{});
     defer file.close();
 
     const data = try file.reader().readAllAlloc(allocator, 32768);