diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index 65b3e1a..4c56564 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -6634,12 +6634,15 @@ var __importStar = (this && this.__importStar) || function (mod) {
 Object.defineProperty(exports, "__esModule", { value: true });
 const core = __importStar(__webpack_require__(470));
 const artifact = __importStar(__webpack_require__(214));
+const path_1 = __webpack_require__(622);
 const constants_1 = __webpack_require__(694);
 function run() {
     return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
         try {
             const name = core.getInput(constants_1.Inputs.Name, { required: false });
             const path = core.getInput(constants_1.Inputs.Path, { required: false });
+            const testing = path_1.resolve(path);
+            core.info(`Will tilde expansion work... ${testing}`);
             const artifactClient = artifact.create();
             if (!name) {
                 // download all artifacts
@@ -6661,7 +6664,7 @@ function run() {
                 core.info(`Artifact ${downloadResponse.artifactName} was downloaded to ${downloadResponse.downloadPath}`);
             }
             // output the directory that the artifact(s) was/were downloaded to
-            core.setOutput(constants_1.Outputs.DownloadPath, path);
+            core.setOutput(constants_1.Outputs.DownloadPath, path_1.resolve(path));
             core.info('Artifact download has finished successfully');
         }
         catch (err) {
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index a5d09df..7fcb57e 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -184,6 +184,12 @@
       "integrity": "sha512-8+KAKzEvSUdeo+kmqnKrqgeE+LcA0tjYWFY7RPProVYwnqDjukzO+3b6dLD56rYX5TdWejnEOLJYOIeh4CXKuA==",
       "dev": true
     },
+    "@types/node": {
+      "version": "14.0.22",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/node/-/node-14.0.22.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-emeGcJvdiZ4Z3ohbmw93E/64jRzUHAItSHt8nF7M4TGgQTiWqFVGB8KNpLGFmUHmHLvjvBgFwVlqNcq+VuGv9g==",
+      "dev": true
+    },
     "@types/normalize-package-data": {
       "version": "2.4.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/normalize-package-data/-/normalize-package-data-2.4.0.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 05a8d2d..d2211db 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
   "devDependencies": {
     "@actions/artifact": "^0.3.1",
     "@actions/core": "^1.2.4",
+    "@types/node": "^14.0.22",
     "@typescript-eslint/parser": "^2.30.0",
     "@zeit/ncc": "^0.22.1",
     "concurrently": "^5.2.0",
diff --git a/src/download-artifact.ts b/src/download-artifact.ts
index a421cfb..e01cc45 100644
--- a/src/download-artifact.ts
+++ b/src/download-artifact.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import * as core from '@actions/core'
 import * as artifact from '@actions/artifact'
+import {resolve} from 'path'
 import {Inputs, Outputs} from './constants'
 
 async function run(): Promise<void> {
@@ -7,6 +8,9 @@ async function run(): Promise<void> {
     const name = core.getInput(Inputs.Name, {required: false})
     const path = core.getInput(Inputs.Path, {required: false})
 
+    const testing = resolve(path)
+    core.info(`Will tilde expansion work... ${testing}`)
+
     const artifactClient = artifact.create()
     if (!name) {
       // download all artifacts
@@ -37,7 +41,7 @@ async function run(): Promise<void> {
       )
     }
     // output the directory that the artifact(s) was/were downloaded to
-    core.setOutput(Outputs.DownloadPath, path)
+    core.setOutput(Outputs.DownloadPath, resolve(path))
     core.info('Artifact download has finished successfully')
   } catch (err) {
     core.setFailed(err.message)