1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/helix-loader/src/lib.rs b/helix-loader/src/lib.rs
index f8fac670..93488e45 100644
--- a/helix-loader/src/lib.rs
+++ b/helix-loader/src/lib.rs
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ fn prioritize_runtime_dirs() -> Vec<PathBuf> {
     rt_dirs.push(conf_rt_dir);
 
     if let Ok(dir) = std::env::var("HELIX_RUNTIME") {
-        let dir = path::expand_tilde(dir);
+        let dir = path::expand_tilde(Path::new(&dir));
         rt_dirs.push(path::normalize(dir));
     }