diff --git a/ppdet/utils/visualizer.py b/ppdet/utils/visualizer.py
index 9377feb7ca..e5c2e81394 100644
--- a/ppdet/utils/visualizer.py
+++ b/ppdet/utils/visualizer.py
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ def draw_bbox(image, im_id, catid2name, bboxes, threshold):
         PIL.Image: Image with drawn bounding boxes and optional reading order lines.
     """
     font_url = "https://paddledet.bj.bcebos.com/simfang.ttf"
-    font_path, _ = get_path(font_url, "~/.cache/paddle/")
+    font_path, _ = get_path(font_url, os.path.expanduser("~/.cache/paddle/"))
     font_size = 18
     font = ImageFont.truetype(font_path, font_size, encoding="utf-8")