diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index 9dbeba3..8d88392 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
-if [ ! -d ~/.local/share/tmux/layouts ]; then
-  mkdir -p ~/.local/share/tmux/layouts
+if [ ! -d $HOME/.local/share/tmux/layouts ]; then
+  mkdir -p $HOME/.local/share/tmux/layouts
   echo changed created layouts directory
 fi
 
 declare -A symlinks=(
-  [~/.config/tmux/tmux.conf]=~/.tmux.conf
+  [$HOME/.config/tmux/tmux.conf]=$HOME/.tmux.conf
 )
 
 layouts=(
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ layouts=(
   window-wide-right
 )
 for layout in ${layouts[@]}; do
-  symlinks[~/.config/tmux/layouts/$layout]=~/.local/share/tmux/layouts/$layout
+  symlinks[$HOME/.config/tmux/layouts/$layout]=$HOME/.local/share/tmux/layouts/$layout
 done
 
 for source in ${!symlinks[@]}; do