diff --git a/chsrc.c b/chsrc.c
index 7bd705b..2149028 100644
--- a/chsrc.c
+++ b/chsrc.c
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ pl_php_setsrc (char* option)
 void
 pl_lua_getsrc (char* option)
 {
-  chsrc_check_file (" ~/.luarocks/config.lua");
+  chsrc_check_file ("~/.luarocks/config.lua");
   chsrc_check_file ("~/.luarocks/upload_config.lua");
 }
 
diff --git a/chsrc.h b/chsrc.h
index d864069..ce50427 100644
--- a/chsrc.h
+++ b/chsrc.h
@@ -290,6 +290,10 @@ chsrc_check_file (const char* path)
 {
   char* cmd = NULL;
   if(xy_on_windows) {
+    if (xy_str_start_with(path, "~/")){
+      path = xy_2strjoin("%USERPROFILE%\\", xy_str_delete_prefix(path, "~/"));
+      path = xy_str_gsub(path, "/", "\\");
+    }
     cmd = xy_2strjoin ("type ", path);
   } else {
     cmd = xy_2strjoin ("cat ", path);