diff --git a/fs_uae_wrapper/base.py b/fs_uae_wrapper/base.py
index 9c37058..74d7b0d 100644
--- a/fs_uae_wrapper/base.py
+++ b/fs_uae_wrapper/base.py
@@ -208,6 +208,9 @@ class Base(object):
             if val.startswith('/'):
                 continue
 
+            if val.startswith('$HOME'):
+                continue
+
             if val.startswith('$CONFIG'):
                 abspath = os.path.abspath(val.replace('$CONFIG', conf_abs_dir))
                 changed_options[key] = abspath
diff --git a/tests/test_base.py b/tests/test_base.py
index 58f8875..18ffc9a 100644
--- a/tests/test_base.py
+++ b/tests/test_base.py
@@ -75,6 +75,11 @@ class TestBase(TestCase):
         bobj._normalize_options()
         self.assertDictEqual(bobj.fsuae_options, {'cdroms_dir': result})
 
+        get_config.return_value = {'cdroms_dir': '$HOME/path'}
+        bobj.fsuae_options = utils.CmdOption()
+        bobj._normalize_options()
+        self.assertDictEqual(bobj.fsuae_options, {})
+
     def test_set_assets_paths(self):
 
         bobj = base.Base('Config.fs-uae', utils.CmdOption(), {})