diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index 2ab7263..31b0ee5 100644
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ type Config struct {
 func GetDefaultConfig() *Config {
 	return &Config{
 		AuthenticationScheme:    AuthenticationSchemeDefault,
-		AuthenticationFile:      GetDefaultPasswordFilePath(),
 		ClientServerNegotiation: ClientServerNegotiationDefault,
 		ClientServerPolicy:      ClientServerPolicyDefault,
 		Port:                    PortDefault,
diff --git a/config/icommands.go b/config/icommands.go
index 9312f96..48afeee 100644
--- a/config/icommands.go
+++ b/config/icommands.go
@@ -150,11 +150,9 @@ func (manager *ICommandsEnvironmentManager) SetEnvironmentFilePath(envFilePath s
 
 	manager.EnvironmentDirPath = filepath.Dir(envFilePath)
 	manager.EnvironmentFilePath = envFilePath
+	manager.SessionFilePath = fmt.Sprintf("%s.%d", manager.EnvironmentFilePath, manager.PPID)
 	manager.PasswordFilePath = filepath.Join(manager.EnvironmentDirPath, passwordFilenameDefault)
 
-	sessionFilePath := fmt.Sprintf("%s.%d", manager.EnvironmentFilePath, manager.PPID)
-	manager.SessionFilePath = sessionFilePath
-
 	manager.Environment.AuthenticationFile = manager.PasswordFilePath
 	return nil
 }
@@ -168,11 +166,9 @@ func (manager *ICommandsEnvironmentManager) SetEnvironmentDirPath(envDirPath str
 
 	manager.EnvironmentDirPath = envDirPath
 	manager.EnvironmentFilePath = filepath.Join(envDirPath, environmentFilenameDefault)
+	manager.SessionFilePath = fmt.Sprintf("%s.%d", manager.EnvironmentFilePath, manager.PPID)
 	manager.PasswordFilePath = filepath.Join(manager.EnvironmentDirPath, passwordFilenameDefault)
 
-	sessionFilePath := fmt.Sprintf("%s.%d", manager.EnvironmentFilePath, manager.PPID)
-	manager.SessionFilePath = sessionFilePath
-
 	manager.Environment.AuthenticationFile = manager.PasswordFilePath
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/irods/util/path.go b/irods/util/path.go
index 218a32d..ddd3619 100644
--- a/irods/util/path.go
+++ b/irods/util/path.go
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ func ExpandHomeDir(path string) (string, error) {
 	}
 
 	if path[0] != '~' {
-		return path, nil
+		return filepath.Abs(path)
 	}
 
 	homedir, err := os.UserHomeDir()
@@ -80,16 +80,16 @@ func ExpandHomeDir(path string) (string, error) {
 
 	// resolve "~"
 	if len(path) == 1 {
-		return homedir, nil
+		return filepath.Abs(homedir)
 	}
 
 	// resolve "~/"
 	if path[1] == '/' {
 		path = filepath.Join(homedir, path[2:])
-		return filepath.Clean(path), nil
+		return filepath.Abs(path)
 	}
 
-	return path, nil
+	return filepath.Abs(path)
 }
 
 // ExistFile checks if file exists