diff --git a/script/rofi-theme-selector b/script/rofi-theme-selector
index 5a01729d8..45dcfe6b8 100755
--- a/script/rofi-theme-selector
+++ b/script/rofi-theme-selector
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ set_theme()
        touch "${get_link}"
     fi
     ${SED} -i 's/^\s*\(@theme\s\+".*"\)/\/\/\1/' "${get_link}"
-    echo "@theme \"${1}\"" >> "${get_link}"
+    echo "@theme \"${1/$HOME/\~}\"" >> "${get_link}"
 }
 
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