diff --git a/core/tabs/applications-setup/dwmtitus-setup.sh b/core/tabs/applications-setup/dwmtitus-setup.sh
index 2ef4f379..b17c3545 100755
--- a/core/tabs/applications-setup/dwmtitus-setup.sh
+++ b/core/tabs/applications-setup/dwmtitus-setup.sh
@@ -136,10 +136,10 @@ clone_config_folders() {
         # Extract the directory name
         dir_name=$(basename "$dir")
 
-        # Clone the directory to ~/.config/
+        # Clone the directory to $HOME/.config/
         if [ -d "$dir" ]; then
             cp -r "$dir" "$HOME/.config/"
-            printf "%b\n" "${GREEN}Cloned $dir_name to ~/.config/${RC}"
+            printf "%b\n" "${GREEN}Cloned $dir_name to $HOME/.config/${RC}"
         else
             printf "%b\n" "${RED}Directory $dir_name does not exist, skipping${RC}"
         fi
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ configure_backgrounds() {
     # Set the variable BG_DIR to the path where backgrounds will be stored
     BG_DIR="$PIC_DIR/backgrounds"
 
-    # Check if the ~/Pictures directory exists
+    # Check if the $HOME/Pictures directory exists
     if [ ! -d "$PIC_DIR" ]; then
         # If it doesn't exist, print an error message and return with a status of 1 (indicating failure)
         printf "%b\n" "${RED}Pictures directory does not exist${RC}"
diff --git a/core/tabs/utils/ssh.sh b/core/tabs/utils/ssh.sh
index 5d0ba3de..40bf63dd 100644
--- a/core/tabs/utils/ssh.sh
+++ b/core/tabs/utils/ssh.sh
@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@
 
 . ../common-script.sh
 
-# Check if ~/.ssh/config exists, if not, create it
+# Check if $HOME/.ssh/config exists, if not, create it
 if [ ! -f "$HOME/.ssh/config" ]; then
     touch "$HOME/.ssh/config"
     chmod 600 "$HOME/.ssh/config"
 fi
 
-# Function to show available hosts from ~/.ssh/config
+# Function to show available hosts from $HOME/.ssh/config
 show_available_hosts() {
     printf "%b\n" "Available Systems:"
     grep -E "^Host " "$HOME/.ssh/config" | awk '{print $2}'