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diff --git a/new-user b/new-user
index 8f015ed..345f105 100755
--- a/new-user
+++ b/new-user
@@ -58,9 +58,10 @@ if test -z "$EMAILADDR"; then
 	echo "Skipping email forwarding, no email address was specified."
 else
 	echo setting email forward to "$EMAILADDR"
-	sh -c "echo '$EMAILADDR' > ~$USERNM/.public/.forward" || \
+	FORWARD_PATH=$(sh -c "echo ~$USERNM/.public/.forward")
+	echo "$EMAILADDR" > $FORWARD_PATH || \
 	( echo "Failed to set forward address" && exit 6 )
-	chown $USERNM ~$USERNM/.public/.forward
+	chown $USERNM $FORWARD_PATH
 fi
 
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