diff --git a/mvw-dl.py b/mvw-dl.py
index 6f52afa..280c94d 100644
--- a/mvw-dl.py
+++ b/mvw-dl.py
@@ -348,6 +348,13 @@ def handle_sigint(signum, frame):
 signal.signal(signal.SIGINT, handle_sigint)
 
 
+def expanded_dest_dir(
+        raw_dest_dir: str) -> str:
+    user_expanded_dest_dir = os.path.expanduser(raw_dest_dir)
+    all_expanded_dest_dir = os.path.expandvars(user_expanded_dest_dir)
+    return all_expanded_dest_dir
+
+
 def get_safe_filename(
         dirty_filename: str) -> str:
     """https://stackoverflow.com/a/71199182"""
@@ -376,10 +383,8 @@ def copy_url(
     update_interval = config_obj.getint(section_name, "dl_progress_update_interval")
     max_quality_url = video_metadata["url"]
     filename = max_quality_url.split("/")[-1]
-    dest_dir = config_obj.get(section_name, "dl_dir")
+    dest_dir = expanded_dest_dir(config_obj.get(section_name, "dl_dir"))
     dest_path = os.path.join(dest_dir, filename)
-    dest_path = os.path.expanduser(dest_path)
-    dest_path = os.path.expandvars(dest_path)
     show_name = f"{show.topic} - {show.title}"
     publish_date = d.datetime.utcfromtimestamp(show.timestamp).strftime('%Y%m%d')