diff --git a/util.go b/util.go
index cee6b2429..09d051a22 100644
--- a/util.go
+++ b/util.go
@@ -95,19 +95,7 @@ func absPathify(inPath string) string {
 		inPath = userHomeDir() + inPath[5:]
 	}
 
-	if strings.HasPrefix(inPath, "$") {
-		end := strings.Index(inPath, string(os.PathSeparator))
-
-		var value, suffix string
-		if end == -1 {
-			value = os.Getenv(inPath[1:])
-		} else {
-			value = os.Getenv(inPath[1:end])
-			suffix = inPath[end:]
-		}
-
-		inPath = value + suffix
-	}
+	inPath = os.ExpandEnv(inPath)
 
 	if filepath.IsAbs(inPath) {
 		return filepath.Clean(inPath)