diff --git a/lua/telescope/_extensions/frecency.lua b/lua/telescope/_extensions/frecency.lua
index 4d36c31..59ca9ff 100644
--- a/lua/telescope/_extensions/frecency.lua
+++ b/lua/telescope/_extensions/frecency.lua
@@ -13,8 +13,9 @@ local path          = require('telescope.path')
 local pickers       = require "telescope.pickers"
 local sorters       = require "telescope.sorters"
 local utils         = require('telescope.utils')
+local frecency_utils = require("telescope._extensions.frecency.util")
 
--- local os_path_sep   = vim.loop.os_uname().sysname == "Windows" and "\\" or "/"
+local os_home       = vim.loop.os_homedir()
 local os_path_sep   = utils.get_separator()
 local show_scores   = false
 local db_client
@@ -55,8 +56,9 @@ local frecency = function(opts)
 
     filename = path.make_relative(filename, cwd)
 
-    local homedir = vim.loop.os_homedir()
-    filename = "~/" ..  path.make_relative(filename, homedir)
+    if frecency_utils.string_starts(filename, os_home) then
+      filename = "~/" ..  path.make_relative(filename, os_home)
+    end
 
     display_items = show_scores and {{entry.score, "Directory"}} or {}
     table.insert(display_items, {filename, hl_filename})