diff --git a/src/collect.rs b/src/collect.rs
index 0271892..bb5869c 100644
--- a/src/collect.rs
+++ b/src/collect.rs
@@ -6,14 +6,14 @@ pub fn run(args: &config::Args) {
     config.run_command();
 }
 
-pub fn convert_user_folder(dirname: &str) -> &str {
+pub fn convert_user_folder(dirname: &str) -> String {
     let env_var = match std::env::var("USER") {
         Ok(var) => var,
         Err(_) => super::errors::env_var_error(),
     };
         
     match dirname {
-        name if name == env_var => "$USER",
-        _ => dirname,
+        name if name == "$USER" => env_var,
+        _ => dirname.to_string(),
     }
 }