@@ -2010,10 +2010,11 @@ def main():

     config_file = None

     if os.getenv("S3CMD_CONFIG"):

         config_file = os.getenv("S3CMD_CONFIG")

-    elif os.getenv("HOME"):

-        config_file = os.path.join(os.getenv("HOME"), ".s3cfg")

     elif os.name == "nt" and os.getenv("USERPROFILE"):

         config_file = os.path.join(os.getenv("USERPROFILE").decode('mbcs'), "Application Data", "s3cmd.ini")

+    else:

+        from os.path import expanduser

+        config_file = os.path.join(expanduser("~"), ".s3cfg")

     preferred_encoding = locale.getpreferredencoding() or "UTF-8"