diff --git a/src/config.rs b/src/config.rs
index 2a38705..70d031d 100644
--- a/src/config.rs
+++ b/src/config.rs
@@ -62,5 +62,5 @@ pub fn resolve_symlinks() -> bool {
 }
 
 pub fn get_home_dir() -> OsString {
-    env::var_os("HOME").unwrap_or("".into())
+    env::var_os("HOME").unwrap_or_else(|| "".into())
 }
diff --git a/src/util.rs b/src/util.rs
index d5dfa98..7a38b60 100644
--- a/src/util.rs
+++ b/src/util.rs
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ fn expand_home_dir(path: &str) -> String {
         return path.to_string();
     }
 
-    match path.strip_prefix("~") {
+    match path.strip_prefix('~') {
         Some(path) => {
             format!("{}{}", home.to_str().expect("cannot convert OsString to &str"), path)
         }