diff --git a/lib/developmentTeam.js b/lib/developmentTeam.js
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/lib/developmentTeam.js
+++ b/lib/developmentTeam.js
@@ -60,8 +60,13 @@ function getFromSearch() {
             "name": "basedir",
             "message": "Where should I search for your existing XCode projects?",
             "default": homedir,
-            "validate": (answer)=>{return answer && fs.existsSync(answer);}
+            "validate": (answer)=>{
+                if(!answer) return false;
+                answer = answer.replace("~", process.env.HOME);
+                return fs.existsSync(answer);
+            }
             }]).then((answers)=>{
+            const basedir = answers.basedir.replace("~", process.env.HOME);
             const command  = "find " + answers.basedir + " | grep -m500 \"project\\.pbxproj\" | xargs -L1 -JABC grep \"evelopmentTeam\" \"ABC\" 2>/dev/null | sort | uniq";
             console.log("\nLooking for development teams...")
             cpp.exec(command, {encoding: "utf8"}).then((out)=>{
Fixing up validate to properly handle the tilde for home directory.