diff --git a/croaker/pidfile.py b/croaker/pidfile.py
index 4ff4663..3f66943 100644
--- a/croaker/pidfile.py
+++ b/croaker/pidfile.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ from daemon import pidfile as _pidfile
 
 
 def pidfile(pidfile_path: Path, terminate_if_running: bool = True):
-    pf = _pidfile.TimeoutPIDLockFile(pidfile_path, 30)
+    pf = _pidfile.TimeoutPIDLockFile(str(pidfile_path.expanduser()), 30)
     pid = pf.read_pid()
     if pid and terminate_if_running:
         try:
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 1750b43..a98af9d 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "croaker"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "0.1.1"
 description = ""
 authors = ["evilchili <evilchili@gmail.com>"]
 readme = "README.md"
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ packages = [
 ]
 
 [tool.poetry.dependencies]
-python = "^3.10"
+python = "^3.8"
 prompt-toolkit = "^3.0.38"
 typer = "^0.9.0"
 python-dotenv = "^0.21.0"