diff --git a/get-branches b/get-branches
index 95ab7a3..14fb1c4 100755
--- a/get-branches
+++ b/get-branches
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ def main():
         print >> sys.stderr, usage
         sys.exit(1)
     
-    directory = os.path.abspath(os.path.expanduser(sys.argv[1]))
+    directory = os.path.abspath(sys.argv[1]))
     team = sys.argv[2]
     operation_type = "branch"
     if len(sys.argv) == 4: