diff --git a/examples/gettextExample.lua b/examples/gettextExample.lua
index c59fe8d..21e42f5 100644
--- a/examples/gettextExample.lua
+++ b/examples/gettextExample.lua
@@ -63,6 +63,6 @@ local gettext = dt.gettext
 dt.print_error(gettext.gettext("image"))
 
 -- Tell gettext where to find the .mo file translating messages for a particular domain
-gettext.bindtextdomain("gettextExample",".config/darktable/lua/")
+gettext.bindtextdomain("gettextExample","~/.config/darktable/lua/")
 -- Translate a string using the specified textdomain
 dt.print_error(_("gettextExample", 'Hello World!'))