diff --git a/desktop_env/server/main.py b/desktop_env/server/main.py
index f782781..9ed1295 100644
--- a/desktop_env/server/main.py
+++ b/desktop_env/server/main.py
@@ -45,6 +45,11 @@ def execute_command():
     if isinstance(command, str) and not shell:
         command = shlex.split(command)
 
+    # Expand user directory
+    for i, arg in enumerate(command):
+        if arg.startswith("~/"):
+            command[i] = os.path.expanduser(arg)
+
     # Execute the command without any safety checks.
     try:
         result = subprocess.run(command, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE, shell=shell, text=True)
@@ -82,6 +87,11 @@ def launch_app():
     if isinstance(command, str) and not shell:
         command = shlex.split(command)
 
+    # Expand user directory
+    for i, arg in enumerate(command):
+        if arg.startswith("~/"):
+            command[i] = os.path.expanduser(arg)
+
     try:
         if 'google-chrome' in command and _get_machine_architecture() == 'arm':
             index = command.index('google-chrome')