diff --git a/support/3rd_party/src/utils/path.cpp b/support/3rd_party/src/utils/path.cpp
index 82eaaf1b..01a2d70c 100644
--- a/support/3rd_party/src/utils/path.cpp
+++ b/support/3rd_party/src/utils/path.cpp
@@ -37,25 +37,31 @@ static const std::wstring directory_seperator_str_w{
 
 [[nodiscard]] auto resolve(std::string path) -> std::string {
 #if defined(_WIN32)
-  repertory::utils::string::replace(path, "~", "%USERPROFILE%");
+  if (repertory::utils::string::contains(path, "~") ||
+      repertory::utils::string::contains(path, "%")) {
+    repertory::utils::string::replace(path, "~", "%USERPROFILE%");
 
-  std::string dest;
-  dest.resize(::ExpandEnvironmentStringsA(path.c_str(), nullptr, 0));
-  ::ExpandEnvironmentStringsA(path.c_str(), dest.data(),
-                              static_cast<DWORD>(dest.size()));
-  path = dest.c_str();
-  return path;
+    std::string dest;
+    dest.resize(::ExpandEnvironmentStringsA(path.c_str(), nullptr, 0));
+    ::ExpandEnvironmentStringsA(path.c_str(), dest.data(),
+                                static_cast<DWORD>(dest.size()));
+    path = dest.c_str();
+  }
 #else  // !defined (_WIN32)
-  std::string home{};
-  repertory::utils::use_getpwuid(getuid(), [&home](struct passwd *pw) {
-    home = (pw->pw_dir ? pw->pw_dir : "");
-    if (home.empty() || ((home == "/") && (getuid() != 0))) {
-      home = repertory::utils::path::combine("/home", {pw->pw_name});
-    }
-  });
+  if (repertory::utils::string::contains(path, "~")) {
+    std::string home{};
+    repertory::utils::use_getpwuid(getuid(), [&home](struct passwd *pw) {
+      home = (pw->pw_dir ? pw->pw_dir : "");
+      if (home.empty() || ((home == "/") && (getuid() != 0))) {
+        home = repertory::utils::path::combine("/home", {pw->pw_name});
+      }
+    });
 
-  return repertory::utils::string::replace(path, "~", home);
+    return repertory::utils::string::replace(path, "~", home);
+  }
 #endif // defined (_WIN32)
+
+  return path;
 }
 } // namespace