diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5a70d49..4965fbc 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ $ git clone git://github.com/tobi-wan-kenobi/bumblebee-status
 
 # Usage
 ## Normal usage
-Next, open your i3wm configuration and modify the *status_command* for your i3bar like this:
+In your i3wm configuration, modify the *status_command* for your i3bar like this:
 
 ```
 bar {
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ $ ./bumblebee-status -l themes
 $ ./bumblebee-status -l modules
 ```
 
-Any parameter you can specify with `-p <name>=<value>`, you can alternatively specify in `~/.bumblebee-status.conf` or `~/.config/bumblebee-status.conf`. This parameters act as a **fallback**, so value specified with `-p` have priority.
+Any parameter you can specify with `-p <name>=<value>`, you can alternatively specify in `~/.bumblebee-status.conf` or `~/.config/bumblebee-status.conf`. This parameters act as a **fallback**, so values specified with `-p` have priority.
 
 Configuration files have a format like this:
 ```
diff --git a/bumblebee-status b/bumblebee-status
index 4745e40..f28dc7c 100755
--- a/bumblebee-status
+++ b/bumblebee-status
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ def main():
         logging.basicConfig(
             level=logging.DEBUG,
             format="[%(asctime)s] %(levelname)-8s %(message)s",
-            filename=os.path.expanduser(config.logfile())
+            filename=config.logfile()
         )
     else:
         logging.basicConfig(
diff --git a/bumblebee/config.py b/bumblebee/config.py
index b8c9960..be1ee97 100644
--- a/bumblebee/config.py
+++ b/bumblebee/config.py
@@ -94,6 +94,6 @@ class Config(bumblebee.store.Store):
         return self._args.debug
 
     def logfile(self):
-        return self._args.logfile
+        return os.path.expanduser(self._args.logfile)
 
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