diff --git a/templates/nushell.txt b/templates/nushell.txt
index 67285f7b..3ab49cef 100644
--- a/templates/nushell.txt
+++ b/templates/nushell.txt
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ def --env --wrapped __zoxide_z [...rest: string] {
   let path = match $rest {
     [] => {'~'},
     [ '-' ] => {'-'},
-    [ $arg ] if ($arg | path type) == 'dir' => {$arg}
+    [ $arg ] if ($arg | path expand | path type) == 'dir' => {$arg}
     _ => {
       zoxide query --exclude $env.PWD -- ...$rest | str trim -r -c "\n"
     }