diff --git a/maigret/settings.py b/maigret/settings.py
index a355d39..5c927fa 100644
--- a/maigret/settings.py
+++ b/maigret/settings.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ from typing import List
 
 SETTINGS_FILES_PATHS = [
     path.join(path.dirname(path.realpath(__file__)), "resources/settings.json"),
-    '~/.maigret/settings.json',
+    path.expanduser('~/.maigret/settings.json'),
     path.join(os.getcwd(), 'settings.json'),
 ]
 
diff --git a/maigret/web/app.py b/maigret/web/app.py
index dedc31d..d5eabc3 100644
--- a/maigret/web/app.py
+++ b/maigret/web/app.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ background_jobs = {}
 job_results = {}
 
 # Configuration
-app.config["MAIGRET_DB_FILE"] = os.path.join('maigret', 'resources', 'data.json')
+app.config["MAIGRET_DB_FILE"] = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(__file__)), 'resources', 'data.json')
 app.config["COOKIES_FILE"] = "cookies.txt"
 app.config["UPLOAD_FOLDER"] = 'uploads'
 app.config["REPORTS_FOLDER"] = os.path.abspath('/tmp/maigret_reports')