diff --git a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.services.dstore/miners/org/eclipse/rse/internal/dstore/universal/miners/command/CommandMinerThread.java b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.services.dstore/miners/org/eclipse/rse/internal/dstore/universal/miners/command/CommandMinerThread.java
index 500791b316c..90f1c6a39bb 100644
--- a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.services.dstore/miners/org/eclipse/rse/internal/dstore/universal/miners/command/CommandMinerThread.java
+++ b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.services.dstore/miners/org/eclipse/rse/internal/dstore/universal/miners/command/CommandMinerThread.java
@@ -1094,12 +1094,15 @@ public class CommandMinerThread extends MinerThread
 						DataElement object = null;
 						if (parsedMsg.type.equals("prompt"))
 						{
-							if (fileName.indexOf("~") != -1)
+							int tildaIndex = fileName.indexOf("~");
+							if (tildaIndex == 0)
 							{
 								String userHome = System.getProperty("user.home");
-								fileName = fileName.replace("~", userHome);
+								
+								fileName = userHome + fileName.substring(1);
 							}
 							
+							
 							File promptFile = new File(fileName);
 							if (promptFile.exists())
 							{