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diff --git a/bindings/python/notmuch/database.py b/bindings/python/notmuch/database.py
index a1ae14fc..88ca836e 100644
--- a/bindings/python/notmuch/database.py
+++ b/bindings/python/notmuch/database.py
@@ -566,7 +566,7 @@ class Database(object):
         :returns: :class:`Message` or `None` if no message is found.
         :raises:
             :exc:`OutOfMemoryError`
-                  If an Out-of-memory occured while constructing the message.
+                  If an Out-of-memory occurred while constructing the message.
             :exc:`XapianError`
                   In case of a Xapian Exception. These exceptions
                   include "Database modified" situations, e.g. when the
@@ -591,7 +591,7 @@ class Database(object):
             function returns None if no message is found with the given
             filename.
 
-        :raises: :exc:`OutOfMemoryError` if an Out-of-memory occured while
+        :raises: :exc:`OutOfMemoryError` if an Out-of-memory occurred while
                  constructing the message.
         :raises: :exc:`XapianError` in case of a Xapian Exception.
                  These exceptions include "Database modified"
@@ -675,7 +675,10 @@ class Database(object):
         if not config.has_option('database', 'path'):
             raise NotmuchError(message="No DB path specified"
                                        " and no user default found")
-        return config.get('database', 'path')
+        db_path = config.get('database', 'path')
+        if not os.path.isabs(db_path):
+            db_path = os.path.expanduser(os.path.join("~", db_path))
+        return db_path
 
     """notmuch_database_get_config"""
     _get_config = nmlib.notmuch_database_get_config