diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index a23b4d2..00d0e60 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "waifuvault"
-version = "1.3.8"
+version = "1.3.9"
 authors = [
     { name="Walker Aldridge", email="walker@waifuvault.moe" },
 ]
diff --git a/src/waifuvault/waifuvault.py b/src/waifuvault/waifuvault.py
index 888e832..9d94fd3 100644
--- a/src/waifuvault/waifuvault.py
+++ b/src/waifuvault/waifuvault.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ def upload_file(file_obj: FileUpload):
         header_data = None
     else:
         multipart_data = MultipartEncoder(
-            fields={'file': (os.path.basename(file_obj.target), open(file_obj.target, 'rb'))}
+            fields={'file': (os.path.basename(file_obj.target), open(os.path.expanduser(file_obj.target), 'rb'))}
         )
         header_data = {'Content-Type': multipart_data.content_type}