diff --git a/lib/common.js b/lib/common.js
index 36cf6f8..6615e83 100644
--- a/lib/common.js
+++ b/lib/common.js
@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
 'use strict';
 
 var fs = require('fs');
+var path = require('path');
 var PromiseA = require('bluebird');
 
+var homeRe = new RegExp("^~(\\/|\\\|\\" + path.sep + ")");
 var re = /^[a-zA-Z0-9\.\-]+$/;
 var punycode = require('punycode');
 
-mudole.exports.isValidDomain = function (domain) {
+module.exports.isValidDomain = function (domain) {
   if (re.test(domain)) {
     return domain;
   }
@@ -21,9 +23,11 @@ mudole.exports.isValidDomain = function (domain) {
 };
 
 module.exports.tplConfigDir = function merge(configDir, defaults) {
+  var homedir = require('homedir')();
   Object.keys(defaults).forEach(function (key) {
     if ('string' === typeof defaults[key]) {
       defaults[key] = defaults[key].replace(':config', configDir).replace(':conf', configDir);
+      defaults[key] = defaults[key].replace(homeRe, homedir + path.sep);
     }
   });
 };
@@ -42,9 +46,11 @@ module.exports.merge = function merge(defaults, args) {
 };
 
 module.exports.tplHostname = function merge(hostname, copy) {
+  var homedir = require('homedir')();
   Object.keys(copy).forEach(function (key) {
     if ('string' === typeof copy[key]) {
       copy[key] = copy[key].replace(':hostname', hostname).replace(':host', hostname);
+      copy[key] = copy[key].replace(homeRe, homedir + path.sep);
     }
   });