diff --git a/src/main.zig b/src/main.zig
index 64c869a..9e132b0 100644
--- a/src/main.zig
+++ b/src/main.zig
@@ -600,3 +600,22 @@ pub fn shorten_path(buf: []u8, path: []const u8, removed_prefix: *usize, max_len
     @memcpy(buf[ellipsis.len .. max_len + ellipsis.len], path[prefix..]);
     return buf[0 .. max_len + ellipsis.len];
 }
+
+pub fn abbreviate_home(buf: []u8, path: []const u8) []const u8 {
+    const a = std.heap.c_allocator;
+    if (builtin.os.tag == .windows) return path;
+    if (!std.fs.path.isAbsolute(path)) return path;
+    const homedir = std.posix.getenv("HOME") orelse return path;
+    const homerelpath = std.fs.path.relative(a, homedir, path) catch return path;
+    defer a.free(homerelpath);
+    if (homerelpath.len == 0) {
+        return "~";
+    } else if (homerelpath.len > 3 and std.mem.eql(u8, homerelpath[0..3], "../")) {
+        return path;
+    } else {
+        buf[0] = '~';
+        buf[1] = '/';
+        @memcpy(buf[2 .. homerelpath.len + 2], homerelpath);
+        return buf[0 .. homerelpath.len + 2];
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/tui/status/filestate.zig b/src/tui/status/filestate.zig
index f3f9b23..7201358 100644
--- a/src/tui/status/filestate.zig
+++ b/src/tui/status/filestate.zig
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ pub fn receive(self: *Self, _: *Button.State(Self), _: tp.pid_ref, m: tp.message
         self.name = self.name_buf[0..file_path.len];
         self.file_exists = true;
         self.file_dirty = false;
-        self.abbrv_home();
+        self.name = root.abbreviate_home(&self.name_buf, self.name);
     } else if (try m.match(.{ "E", "open", tp.extract(&file_path), tp.extract(&self.file_exists), tp.extract(&file_type), tp.extract(&file_icon), tp.extract(&self.file_color) })) {
         @memcpy(self.name_buf[0..file_path.len], file_path);
         self.name = self.name_buf[0..file_path.len];
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ pub fn receive(self: *Self, _: *Button.State(Self), _: tp.pid_ref, m: tp.message
         self.file_icon_buf[file_icon.len] = 0;
         self.file_icon = self.file_icon_buf[0..file_icon.len :0];
         self.file_dirty = false;
-        self.abbrv_home();
+        self.name = root.abbreviate_home(&self.name_buf, self.name);
         self.file = true;
     } else if (try m.match(.{ "E", "close" })) {
         self.name = "";
@@ -217,22 +217,5 @@ fn show_project(self: *Self) void {
     const project_name = tp.env.get().str("project");
     @memcpy(self.name_buf[0..project_name.len], project_name);
     self.name = self.name_buf[0..project_name.len];
-    self.abbrv_home();
-}
-
-fn abbrv_home(self: *Self) void {
-    if (builtin.os.tag == .windows) return;
-    if (!std.fs.path.isAbsolute(self.name)) return;
-    const homedir = std.posix.getenv("HOME") orelse return;
-    const homerelpath = std.fs.path.relative(self.a, homedir, self.name) catch return;
-    if (homerelpath.len == 0) {
-        self.name = "~";
-    } else if (homerelpath.len > 3 and std.mem.eql(u8, homerelpath[0..3], "../")) {
-        return;
-    } else {
-        self.name_buf[0] = '~';
-        self.name_buf[1] = '/';
-        @memcpy(self.name_buf[2 .. homerelpath.len + 2], homerelpath);
-        self.name = self.name_buf[0 .. homerelpath.len + 2];
-    }
+    self.name = root.abbreviate_home(&self.name_buf, self.name);
 }