diff --git a/src/drivers/cmakeFileApiDriver.ts b/src/drivers/cmakeFileApiDriver.ts
index 0352d20e44..95156b9f35 100644
--- a/src/drivers/cmakeFileApiDriver.ts
+++ b/src/drivers/cmakeFileApiDriver.ts
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ export class CMakeFileApiDriver extends CMakeDriver {
 
     private toolchainWarningProvided: boolean = false;
     private async updateCodeModel(binaryDir?: string): Promise<boolean> {
-        const reply_path = this.getCMakeReplyPath(binaryDir);
+        const reply_path = this.getCMakeReplyPath(binaryDir).replace('~', process.env.HOME || "./");
         const indexFile = await loadIndexFile(reply_path);
         if (indexFile) {
             this._generatorInformation = indexFile.cmake.generator;