diff --git a/usm b/usm
index 8066f69..f12b41b 100755
--- a/usm
+++ b/usm
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ if [ -z "$dev" ]; then exit; fi
 if grep -qs "$dev" /proc/mounts;
 then
 	# unmount the drive 
-	umount "~/.mounts/$name"
-	rm -d "~/.mounts/$name"
+	umount "$HOME/.mounts/$name"
+	rm -d "$HOME/.mounts/$name"
 	# check if we still need the .mounts directory or nah
 	if [ "`ls ~/.mounts/`" ]
 	then