diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index b5e13998..6031c9cf 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@ var log = require('gulplog');
 var chalk = require('chalk');
 var yargs = require('yargs');
 var Liftoff = require('liftoff');
-var tildify = require('tildify');
 var interpret = require('interpret');
 var v8flags = require('v8flags');
 var findRange = require('semver-greatest-satisfied-range');
 var exit = require('./lib/shared/exit');
+var tildify = require('./lib/shared/tildify');
 var cliOptions = require('./lib/shared/cliOptions');
 var completion = require('./lib/shared/completion');
 var verifyDeps = require('./lib/shared/verifyDependencies');
diff --git a/lib/shared/tildify.js b/lib/shared/tildify.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a9c61fce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/shared/tildify.js
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+'use strict';
+
+var replaceHomedir = require('replace-homedir');
+
+function tildify(filepath) {
+  return replaceHomedir(filepath, '~');
+}
+
+module.exports = tildify;
diff --git a/lib/versioned/^3.7.0/index.js b/lib/versioned/^3.7.0/index.js
index 6dc4a96f..c2a91228 100644
--- a/lib/versioned/^3.7.0/index.js
+++ b/lib/versioned/^3.7.0/index.js
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@
 var chalk = require('chalk');
 var log = require('gulplog');
 var stdout = require('mute-stdout');
-var tildify = require('tildify');
 
 var taskTree = require('./taskTree');
 
+var tildify = require('../../shared/tildify');
 var logTasks = require('../../shared/log/tasks');
 var logEvents = require('./log/events');
 var logTasksSimple = require('./log/tasksSimple');
diff --git a/lib/versioned/^4.0.0-alpha.1/index.js b/lib/versioned/^4.0.0-alpha.1/index.js
index e5f55b1d..e255a03d 100644
--- a/lib/versioned/^4.0.0-alpha.1/index.js
+++ b/lib/versioned/^4.0.0-alpha.1/index.js
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ var fs = require('fs');
 var log = require('gulplog');
 var chalk = require('chalk');
 var stdout = require('mute-stdout');
-var tildify = require('tildify');
 
 var exit = require('../../shared/exit');
+var tildify = require('../../shared/tildify');
 
 var logTasks = require('../../shared/log/tasks');
 var logEvents = require('../^4.0.0/log/events');
diff --git a/lib/versioned/^4.0.0-alpha.2/index.js b/lib/versioned/^4.0.0-alpha.2/index.js
index 2101557f..70eddf39 100644
--- a/lib/versioned/^4.0.0-alpha.2/index.js
+++ b/lib/versioned/^4.0.0-alpha.2/index.js
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ var fs = require('fs');
 var log = require('gulplog');
 var chalk = require('chalk');
 var stdout = require('mute-stdout');
-var tildify = require('tildify');
 
 var exit = require('../../shared/exit');
+var tildify = require('../../shared/tildify');
 
 var logTasks = require('../../shared/log/tasks');
 var logEvents = require('../^4.0.0/log/events');
diff --git a/lib/versioned/^4.0.0/index.js b/lib/versioned/^4.0.0/index.js
index d0cc7802..19408365 100644
--- a/lib/versioned/^4.0.0/index.js
+++ b/lib/versioned/^4.0.0/index.js
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ var fs = require('fs');
 var log = require('gulplog');
 var chalk = require('chalk');
 var stdout = require('mute-stdout');
-var tildify = require('tildify');
 
 var exit = require('../../shared/exit');
+var tildify = require('../../shared/tildify');
 
 var logTasks = require('../../shared/log/tasks');
 var logEvents = require('./log/events');
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ea5861f1..927336a4 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@
     "matchdep": "^2.0.0",
     "mute-stdout": "^1.0.0",
     "pretty-hrtime": "^1.0.0",
+    "replace-homedir": "^1.0.0",
     "semver-greatest-satisfied-range": "^1.0.0",
-    "tildify": "^1.0.0",
     "v8flags": "^2.0.9",
     "wreck": "^6.3.0",
     "yargs": "^7.1.0"