diff --git a/rustfmt.toml b/rustfmt.toml
index c39d2eb..a04de65 100644
--- a/rustfmt.toml
+++ b/rustfmt.toml
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ use_field_init_shorthand = false
 force_explicit_abi = true
 condense_wildcard_suffixes = false
 color = "Auto"
-required_version = "1.4.37"
 unstable_features = false
 disable_all_formatting = false
 skip_children = false
diff --git a/src/config/account_config.rs b/src/config/account_config.rs
index 44c02c0..03bcc6a 100644
--- a/src/config/account_config.rs
+++ b/src/config/account_config.rs
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ impl<'a> AccountConfig {
             }),
             DeserializedAccountConfig::Maildir(config) => {
                 BackendConfig::Maildir(MaildirBackendConfig {
-                    maildir_dir: config.maildir_dir.clone(),
+                    maildir_dir: shellexpand::full(&config.maildir_dir)?.to_string().into(),
                 })
             }
         };
diff --git a/src/config/deserialized_account_config.rs b/src/config/deserialized_account_config.rs
index 595e50b..becfa81 100644
--- a/src/config/deserialized_account_config.rs
+++ b/src/config/deserialized_account_config.rs
@@ -121,4 +121,4 @@ make_account_config!(
     imap_passwd_cmd: String
 );
 
-make_account_config!(DeserializedMaildirAccountConfig, maildir_dir: PathBuf);
+make_account_config!(DeserializedMaildirAccountConfig, maildir_dir: String);