diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 949e2ce..4573a9a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # [master][]
 
 * Your contribution here!
+* [#88](https://github.com/capistrano/rbenv/pull/88): Fix issue with sshkit escaping `$HOME`
 
 # [2.1.4][] (8 Sep 2018)
 
diff --git a/lib/capistrano/tasks/rbenv.rake b/lib/capistrano/tasks/rbenv.rake
index 3a9db6e..80af9eb 100644
--- a/lib/capistrano/tasks/rbenv.rake
+++ b/lib/capistrano/tasks/rbenv.rake
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ namespace :load do
       rbenv_path ||= if fetch(:rbenv_type, :user) == :system
         '/usr/local/rbenv'
       else
-        '$HOME/.rbenv'
+        '~/.rbenv'
       end
     }