diff --git a/eaf.py b/eaf.py
index 5e02214..0e5ab6d 100755
--- a/eaf.py
+++ b/eaf.py
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ class EAF(dbus.service.Object):
         (emacs_width, emacs_height, proxy_host, proxy_port, proxy_type, config_dir, var_dict_string) = args
         emacs_width = int(emacs_width)
         emacs_height = int(emacs_height)
-        eaf_config_dir = os.path.expanduser(config_dir)
+        eaf_config_dir = os.path.join(os.path.expanduser(config_dir), '')
 
         self.buffer_dict = {}
         self.view_dict = {}