diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 3ade9f7..fdb45e1 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ struct DbData{
 
 //fn main() {
 fn main () {
-    let mut config_file_path = "~/.isolated-switches/config.json";
+    let home_dir = env::home_dir().expect("Could not determine home directory");
+    let mut config_file_path: &str = &(home_dir.to_string_lossy() + "/.isolated-switches/config.json");
 
     // read and parse command line parameters
     let args: Vec<String> = env::args().collect();
@@ -76,8 +77,8 @@ fn main () {
 
 // read and parse configuration file
 fn read_config(config_file_path: &str) -> Config {
-    let config_file = File::open(&config_file_path)
-        .expect("Could not read config file");
+    let config_file = File::open(config_file_path)
+        .expect(&("Could not read config file ".to_owned() + config_file_path ));
     let config: Config = serde_json::from_reader(config_file)
         .expect("file should be proper JSON");
     config