diff --git a/taskw/taskrc.py b/taskw/taskrc.py
index 1b6f8e5..9ad0c72 100644
--- a/taskw/taskrc.py
+++ b/taskw/taskrc.py
@@ -50,8 +50,10 @@ def __init__(self, path=None, overrides=None):
         self.overrides = overrides if overrides else {}
         if path:
             self.path = os.path.normpath(
-                os.path.expanduser(
-                    path
+                os.path.expandvars(
+                    os.path.expanduser(
+                        path
+                    )
                 )
             )
             config = self._read(self.path)