diff --git a/pkg/cli/runner.go b/pkg/cli/runner.go
index 9b20dae7a..ea4980235 100644
--- a/pkg/cli/runner.go
+++ b/pkg/cli/runner.go
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ func (runner *Runner) setParam(c *cli.Context, param *config.Param) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("get the current directory: %w", err)
 	}
 	param.PWD = wd
+	homeDir, _ := os.UserHomeDir() // TODO error handling
+	param.HomeDir = homeDir
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/config/aqua/registry.go b/pkg/config/aqua/registry.go
index 3d6261a37..50a414a58 100644
--- a/pkg/config/aqua/registry.go
+++ b/pkg/config/aqua/registry.go
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 package aqua
 
 import (
+	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"github.com/suzuki-shunsuke/logrus-error/logerr"
@@ -80,13 +82,20 @@ func (registry *Registry) UnmarshalYAML(unmarshal func(interface{}) error) error
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (registry *Registry) GetFilePath(rootDir, cfgFilePath string) string {
+func (registry *Registry) getLocalPath(homeDir, cfgFilePath string) string {
+	if filepath.IsAbs(registry.Path) {
+		return registry.Path
+	}
+	if strings.HasPrefix(registry.Path, "~"+string(os.PathSeparator)) {
+		return filepath.Join(homeDir, registry.Path[2:])
+	}
+	return filepath.Join(filepath.Dir(cfgFilePath), registry.Path)
+}
+
+func (registry *Registry) GetFilePath(rootDir, homeDir, cfgFilePath string) string {
 	switch registry.Type {
 	case RegistryTypeLocal:
-		if filepath.IsAbs(registry.Path) {
-			return registry.Path
-		}
-		return filepath.Join(filepath.Dir(cfgFilePath), registry.Path)
+		return registry.getLocalPath(homeDir, cfgFilePath)
 	case RegistryTypeGitHubContent:
 		return filepath.Join(rootDir, "registries", registry.Type, "github.com", registry.RepoOwner, registry.RepoName, registry.Ref, registry.Path)
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/config/aqua/registry_test.go b/pkg/config/aqua/registry_test.go
index 197bae8b5..0ae8c9762 100644
--- a/pkg/config/aqua/registry_test.go
+++ b/pkg/config/aqua/registry_test.go
@@ -92,13 +92,14 @@ func TestRegistry_Validate(t *testing.T) { //nolint:funlen
 	}
 }
 
-func TestLocalRegistry_GetFilePath(t *testing.T) {
+func TestRegistry_GetFilePath(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 	data := []struct {
 		title       string
 		exp         string
 		registry    *aqua.Registry
 		rootDir     string
+		homeDir     string
 		cfgFilePath string
 	}{
 		{
@@ -111,27 +112,17 @@ func TestLocalRegistry_GetFilePath(t *testing.T) {
 				Type: "local",
 			},
 		},
-	}
-	for _, d := range data {
-		d := d
-		t.Run(d.title, func(t *testing.T) {
-			t.Parallel()
-			if p := d.registry.GetFilePath(d.rootDir, d.cfgFilePath); p != d.exp {
-				t.Fatalf("wanted %s, got %s", d.exp, p)
-			}
-		})
-	}
-}
-
-func TestRegistry_GetFilePath(t *testing.T) {
-	t.Parallel()
-	data := []struct {
-		title       string
-		exp         string
-		registry    *aqua.Registry
-		rootDir     string
-		cfgFilePath string
-	}{
+		{
+			title:       "home dir",
+			exp:         "/home/foo/registry.yaml",
+			rootDir:     "/root/.aqua",
+			cfgFilePath: "ci/aqua.yaml",
+			homeDir:     "/home/foo",
+			registry: &aqua.Registry{
+				Path: "~/registry.yaml",
+				Type: "local",
+			},
+		},
 		{
 			title:   "github_content",
 			exp:     "/root/.aqua/registries/github_content/github.com/aquaproj/aqua-registry/v0.8.0/foo.yaml",
@@ -149,7 +140,7 @@ func TestRegistry_GetFilePath(t *testing.T) {
 		d := d
 		t.Run(d.title, func(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Parallel()
-			if p := d.registry.GetFilePath(d.rootDir, d.cfgFilePath); p != d.exp {
+			if p := d.registry.GetFilePath(d.rootDir, d.homeDir, d.cfgFilePath); p != d.exp {
 				t.Fatalf("wanted %s, got %s", d.exp, p)
 			}
 		})
diff --git a/pkg/config/package.go b/pkg/config/package.go
index 4f28db5ee..a24794b8d 100644
--- a/pkg/config/package.go
+++ b/pkg/config/package.go
@@ -171,6 +171,7 @@ type Param struct {
 	RootDir               string
 	MaxParallelism        int
 	PWD                   string
+	HomeDir               string
 }
 
 func (cpkg *Package) RenderAsset(rt *runtime.Runtime) (string, error) {
diff --git a/pkg/install-registry/install.go b/pkg/install-registry/install.go
index cab43baea..1e7700d45 100644
--- a/pkg/install-registry/install.go
+++ b/pkg/install-registry/install.go
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ const dirPermission os.FileMode = 0o775
 // installRegistry installs and reads the registry file and returns the registry content.
 // If the registry file already exists, the installation is skipped.
 func (inst *installer) installRegistry(ctx context.Context, regist *aqua.Registry, cfgFilePath string, logE *logrus.Entry) (*registry.Config, error) {
-	registryFilePath := regist.GetFilePath(inst.param.RootDir, cfgFilePath)
+	registryFilePath := regist.GetFilePath(inst.param.RootDir, inst.param.HomeDir, cfgFilePath)
 	if _, err := inst.fs.Stat(registryFilePath); err == nil {
 		registryContent := &registry.Config{}
 		if err := inst.readRegistry(registryFilePath, registryContent); err != nil {