diff --git a/tasks/general/acct_mgmt/users.yml b/tasks/general/acct_mgmt/users.yml
index d4116bc..8c6f68b 100644
--- a/tasks/general/acct_mgmt/users.yml
+++ b/tasks/general/acct_mgmt/users.yml
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@
 
 - name: General | Account Management | Users | Files | Profile Variables
   set_fact:
-    export_path_additions: export PATH="~/bin:"{{ global_bin }}":"{{ shared_rc_bin }}":$PATH"
+    export_path_additions: export PATH="$HOME/bin:"{{ global_bin }}":"{{ shared_rc_bin }}":$PATH"
     #export_terminal: export TERMINAL="alacritty" # colors look weird.
     export_terminal: export TERMINAL="kitty"
 
@@ -1054,7 +1054,7 @@
       alias check-branch="git ls-remote --heads"
       alias branch-check="check-branch"
     alias_reload_bash: |
-      alias reload-bash="source ~/.bashrc"
+      alias reload-bash="source $HOME/.bashrc"
       alias bash-reload="reload-bash"
       alias shell-reload="reload-bash"
       alias reload-shell="reload-bash"
@@ -1102,8 +1102,8 @@
       }
       alias try="loop "
     source_shared: |
-      if [ -f ~/.rc_shared ]; then
-        source ~/.rc_shared
+      if [ -f $HOME/.rc_shared ]; then
+        source $HOME/.rc_shared
       fi
     process_notify_log: |
       if [[ -e {{ notify_log_file }} ]]; then