diff --git a/fleacollar.sh b/fleacollar.sh
index 5933948..5ec0940 100755
--- a/fleacollar.sh
+++ b/fleacollar.sh
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ declare -A command=(
 )
 
 # Variables
-muttHome=~/.mutt
+muttHome="${HOME}/.mutt"
 testMode=false
 
 # Process command line arguments
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ while getopts "${args}" i ; do
         h) help ;;
         t) 
            testMode=true
-           muttHome=~/mutt_test
+           muttHome="${HOME}/mutt_test"
            ;;
     esac
 done
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ initialize_directory() {
         esac
         
         # Replace muttHome in muttrc
-        sed -i "s|\$muttHome|${muttHome}|g" "$muttHome/muttrc"
+        sed -i "s|MUTTHOME|${muttHome}|g" "$muttHome/muttrc"
     fi
     
     # Create the decrypt helper script