diff --git a/src/dataset_image_annotator/__main__.py b/src/dataset_image_annotator/__main__.py
index c022a8a..962255d 100644
--- a/src/dataset_image_annotator/__main__.py
+++ b/src/dataset_image_annotator/__main__.py
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ def load_images(self):
 
 def main():
     args = get_parsed_args()
-    data_root_path = Path(args.data_root)
+    data_root_path = Path(args.data_root).expanduser()
 
     app = QApplication(sys.argv)
     mainwindow = MainWindow(data_root_path)