diff --git a/sponsorblock.lua b/sponsorblock.lua
index 96bfb24..91b2c31 100644
--- a/sponsorblock.lua
+++ b/sponsorblock.lua
@@ -92,11 +92,16 @@ end
 options.local_database = false
 
 local utils = require "mp.utils"
-scripts_dir = mp.find_config_file("scripts")
+local function expand_path(path)
+   return mp.command_native({"expand-path", path})
+end
+
+local sponsorblock = mp.find_config_file("scripts/sponsorblock_shared/sponsorblock.py")
+local uid_path = expand_path("~~state/sponsorblock.txt")
+local database_file = options.local_database and expand_path("~~cache/sponsorblock.db") or ""
+mp.msg.debug("uid_path: " .. uid_path)
+mp.msg.debug("database_file: " .. database_file)
 
-local sponsorblock = utils.join_path(scripts_dir, "sponsorblock_shared/sponsorblock.py")
-local uid_path = utils.join_path(scripts_dir, "sponsorblock_shared/sponsorblock.txt")
-local database_file = options.local_database and utils.join_path(scripts_dir, "sponsorblock_shared/sponsorblock.db") or ""
 local youtube_id = nil
 local ranges = {}
 local init = false