diff --git a/p/src/commands/run.rs b/p/src/commands/run.rs
index 36f93f4..ff97a84 100644
--- a/p/src/commands/run.rs
+++ b/p/src/commands/run.rs
@@ -16,8 +16,16 @@ pub fn execute(worker_name: Option<&str>, cmd: Vec<String>, no_sync: bool) -> Re
     let id = Uuid::new_v4().to_string();
     let short_id = &id[..8];
     let session = format!("p-{}", short_id);
-    let job_dir = format!("~/.p/jobs/{}", id);
-    let work_dir = format!("~/.p/workdirs/{}", id);
+
+    // Resolve the remote home directory once using an absolute path so that
+    // every subsequent call — SSH, rsync, and scripts on the worker — all
+    // operate on the same concrete path with no ~ expansion ambiguity.
+    let remote_home =
+        ssh::run_capture(&worker, "echo $HOME").context("failed to connect to worker")?;
+    let remote_home = remote_home.trim();
+
+    let job_dir = format!("{}/.p/jobs/{}", remote_home, id);
+    let work_dir = format!("{}/.p/workdirs/{}", remote_home, id);
     let cmd_str = cmd.join(" ");
     let cwd = std::env::current_dir()
         .context("failed to get current directory")?