diff --git a/node/src/daemon/setup_reporter.rs b/node/src/daemon/setup_reporter.rs
index e83a522bf..b8473b05d 100644
--- a/node/src/daemon/setup_reporter.rs
+++ b/node/src/daemon/setup_reporter.rs
@@ -1216,6 +1216,7 @@ mod tests {
     };
     use crate::test_utils::{assert_string_contains, rate_pack};
     use core::option::Option;
+    use dirs::home_dir;
     use masq_lib::blockchains::chains::Chain as Blockchain;
     use masq_lib::blockchains::chains::Chain::PolyMumbai;
     use masq_lib::constants::{DEFAULT_CHAIN, DEFAULT_GAS_PRICE};
@@ -2031,6 +2032,58 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(actual_data_directory, expected_data_directory);
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn get_modified_setup_tilde_in_config_file_path() {
+        let _guard = EnvironmentGuard::new();
+        let base_dir = ensure_node_home_directory_exists(
+            "setup_reporter",
+            "get_modified_setup_tilde_in_data_directory",
+        );
+        let data_dir = base_dir.join("data_dir");
+        std::fs::create_dir_all(home_dir().expect("expect home dir").join("masqhome")).unwrap();
+        let mut config_file = File::create(
+            home_dir()
+                .expect("expect home dir")
+                .join("masqhome")
+                .join("config.toml"),
+        )
+        .unwrap();
+        config_file
+            .write_all(b"blockchain-service-url = \"https://www.mainnet.com\"\n")
+            .unwrap();
+        let existing_setup = setup_cluster_from(vec![
+            ("neighborhood-mode", "zero-hop", Set),
+            ("chain", DEFAULT_CHAIN.rec().literal_identifier, Default),
+            (
+                "data-directory",
+                &data_dir.to_string_lossy().to_string(),
+                Default,
+            ),
+        ]);
+        let incoming_setup = vec![
+            ("data-directory", "~/masqhome"),
+            ("config-file", "~/masqhome/config.toml"),
+        ]
+        .into_iter()
+        .map(|(name, value)| UiSetupRequestValue::new(name, value))
+        .collect_vec();
+
+        let expected_config_file_data = "https://www.mainnet.com";
+        let dirs_wrapper = Box::new(
+            DirsWrapperMock::new()
+                .data_dir_result(Some(data_dir))
+                .home_dir_result(Some(base_dir)),
+        );
+        let subject = SetupReporterReal::new(dirs_wrapper);
+
+        let result = subject
+            .get_modified_setup(existing_setup, incoming_setup)
+            .unwrap();
+
+        let actual_config_file_data = result.get("blockchain-service-url").unwrap().value.as_str();
+        assert_eq!(actual_config_file_data, expected_config_file_data);
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn get_modified_setup_user_specified_data_directory_depends_on_new_chain_on_success() {
         let _guard = EnvironmentGuard::new();
diff --git a/node/src/node_configurator/mod.rs b/node/src/node_configurator/mod.rs
index ce002c7b6..a45a2969a 100644
--- a/node/src/node_configurator/mod.rs
+++ b/node/src/node_configurator/mod.rs
@@ -119,21 +119,18 @@ fn get_data_directory_from_mc(
     }
 }
 
-fn replace_tilde(config_path: PathBuf, dirs_wrapper: &dyn DirsWrapper) -> PathBuf {
+fn replace_tilde(config_path: PathBuf) -> PathBuf {
     match config_path.starts_with("~") {
-        true => {
-            let home_dir_from_wrapper = dirs_wrapper.home_dir();
-            PathBuf::from(
-                config_path.display().to_string().replacen(
-                    '~',
-                    home_dir_from_wrapper
-                        .expect("expected users home_dir")
-                        .to_str()
-                        .expect("expected str home_dir"),
-                    1,
-                ),
-            )
-        }
+        true => PathBuf::from(
+            config_path.display().to_string().replacen(
+                '~',
+                home_dir()
+                    .expect("expected users home_dir")
+                    .to_str()
+                    .expect("expected str home_dir"),
+                1,
+            ),
+        ),
         false => config_path,
     }
 }
@@ -169,13 +166,12 @@ fn get_config_file_from_mc(
     multi_config: &MultiConfig,
     data_directory: &Path,
     data_directory_def: bool,
-    dirs_wrapper: &dyn DirsWrapper,
 ) -> FieldPair<PathBuf> {
     let mut panic: bool = false;
     let config_file = value_m!(multi_config, "config-file", PathBuf);
     match config_file {
         Some(config_path) => {
-            let config_path = replace_tilde(config_path, dirs_wrapper);
+            let config_path = replace_tilde(config_path);
             let config_path = replace_dots(config_path);
             let config_path =
                 replace_relative_path(config_path, data_directory_def, data_directory, &mut panic);
@@ -220,7 +216,6 @@ fn config_file_data_dir_real_user_chain_from_mc(
         &multi_config,
         &initialization_data.data_directory.item,
         initialization_data.data_directory.user_specified,
-        dirs_wrapper,
     );
     initialization_data
 }
diff --git a/node/src/node_configurator/node_configurator_standard.rs b/node/src/node_configurator/node_configurator_standard.rs
index f2b197791..639c83556 100644
--- a/node/src/node_configurator/node_configurator_standard.rs
+++ b/node/src/node_configurator/node_configurator_standard.rs
@@ -376,6 +376,7 @@ mod tests {
         make_pre_populated_mocked_directory_wrapper, make_simplified_multi_config,
     };
     use crate::test_utils::{assert_string_contains, main_cryptde, ArgsBuilder};
+    use dirs::home_dir;
     use masq_lib::blockchains::chains::Chain;
     use masq_lib::constants::DEFAULT_CHAIN;
     use masq_lib::multi_config::VirtualCommandLine;
@@ -1075,7 +1076,7 @@ mod tests {
         running_test();
         let _guard = EnvironmentGuard::new();
         let _clap_guard = ClapGuard::new();
-        let home_dir = ensure_node_home_directory_exists( "node_configurator_standard","server_initializer_collected_params_handle_tilde_in_path_config_file_from_commandline_and_real_user_from_config_file");
+        let home_dir = home_dir().expect("expectexd home dir");
         let home_dir = canonicalize(home_dir).unwrap();
         let data_dir = &home_dir.join("masqhome");
         let _create_data_dir = create_dir_all(data_dir);