diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 636aad408a..6a43051854 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ require (
 	github.com/go-testfixtures/testfixtures/v3 v3.1.1
 	github.com/go-xorm/core v0.6.2 // indirect
 	github.com/go-xorm/xorm v0.7.9 // indirect
-	github.com/gogo/protobuf v1.2.0 // indirect
 	github.com/golang/protobuf v1.3.2 // indirect
 	github.com/gordonklaus/ineffassign v0.0.0-20180909121442-1003c8bd00dc
 	github.com/imdario/mergo v0.3.7
@@ -54,8 +53,6 @@ require (
 	github.com/mattn/go-sqlite3 v2.0.3+incompatible
 	github.com/mohae/deepcopy v0.0.0-20170929034955-c48cc78d4826
 	github.com/olekukonko/tablewriter v0.0.1
-	github.com/onsi/ginkgo v1.7.0 // indirect
-	github.com/onsi/gomega v1.4.3 // indirect
 	github.com/op/go-logging v0.0.0-20160315200505-970db520ece7
 	github.com/pelletier/go-toml v1.4.0 // indirect
 	github.com/prometheus/client_golang v0.9.3-0.20190127221311-3c4408c8b829
diff --git a/pkg/config/config.go b/pkg/config/config.go
index a2a9cd0629..43811de3a7 100644
--- a/pkg/config/config.go
+++ b/pkg/config/config.go
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ func InitConfig() {
 	// Load the config file
 	viper.AddConfigPath(ServiceRootpath.GetString())
 	viper.AddConfigPath("/etc/vikunja/")
-	viper.AddConfigPath("~/.config/vikunja")
+	viper.AddConfigPath("$HOME/.config/vikunja")
 	viper.AddConfigPath(".")
 	viper.SetConfigName("config")
 	err := viper.ReadInConfig()