diff --git a/functions/_tide_item_pwd.fish b/functions/_tide_item_pwd.fish
index 2b4ed62..da0685e 100644
--- a/functions/_tide_item_pwd.fish
+++ b/functions/_tide_item_pwd.fish
@@ -28,18 +28,18 @@ function _tide_item_pwd
     set -l pwdMaxLength (math $COLUMNS -$tide_pwd_truncate_margin)
 
     for i in (seq (count $splitPwd))
-        set -l parentDir (string join '/' $splitPwd[1..(math $i-1)])
+        set -l parentDir (string join '/' $splitPwd[1..(math $i-1)] | string replace '~' $HOME)
+
+        # Returns true if any markers exist in splitPwd[$i], or if anchorDirs contains i
+        if test -z thisIsFalse (string split -m 2 " " -- "-o -e "$parentDir/$tide_pwd_markers) ||
+            contains $i $anchorDirs
 
-        # This line returns true if any markers exist in splitPwd[$i], or if anchorDirs contains i
-        if eval test -z thisPartIsFalse "-o -e $parentDir"/$splitPwd[$i]/$tide_pwd_markers || contains $i $anchorDirs
             set splitPwdForOutput[$i] $colorAnchors$splitPwd[$i]$keepBackgroundColor$colorDirs
         else if test (string join '/' $splitPwdForLength | string length) -gt $pwdMaxLength
             set -l truncationLength 1
             while set -l truncated (string sub --length $truncationLength $splitPwd[$i])
                 test (string length $truncated) -lt (string length $splitPwdForLength[$i]) || break
-
-                eval set -l truncatedPath $parentDir/$truncated
-                test (count $truncatedPath*/) -gt 1 || break
+                test (count $parentDir/$truncated*/) -gt 1 || break
 
                 set truncationLength (math $truncationLength + 1)
             end