diff --git a/mopidy/utils/path.py b/mopidy/utils/path.py
index ef331045..84869196 100644
--- a/mopidy/utils/path.py
+++ b/mopidy/utils/path.py
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ def split_path(path):
     return parts
 
 def find_files(path):
+    path = os.path.expanduser(path)
     if os.path.isfile(path):
         yield os.path.abspath(path)
     else:
diff --git a/tests/utils/path_test.py b/tests/utils/path_test.py
index 2990c6d3..269c7a24 100644
--- a/tests/utils/path_test.py
+++ b/tests/utils/path_test.py
@@ -132,3 +132,6 @@ class FindFilesTest(unittest.TestCase):
         files = self.find('blank.mp3')
         self.assertEqual(len(files), 1)
         self.assert_(files[0], data_folder('blank.mp3'))
+
+    def test_expanduser(self):
+        raise SkipTest