diff --git a/poezio/core/core.py b/poezio/core/core.py
index 37bf7752..bea42f11 100644
--- a/poezio/core/core.py
+++ b/poezio/core/core.py
@@ -321,9 +321,9 @@ class Core(object):
         self.add_configuration_handler("ack_message_receipts",
                                        self.on_ack_receipts_config_change)
         self.add_configuration_handler("plugins_dir",
-                                       self.on_plugins_dir_config_change)
+                                       self.plugin_manager.on_plugins_dir_change)
         self.add_configuration_handler("plugins_conf_dir",
-                                       self.on_plugins_conf_dir_config_change)
+                                       self.plugin_manager.on_plugins_conf_dir_change)
         self.add_configuration_handler("connection_timeout_delay",
                                        self.xmpp.set_keepalive_values)
         self.add_configuration_handler("connection_check_interval",
@@ -414,26 +414,12 @@ class Core(object):
         self.xmpp.plugin['xep_0184'].auto_ack = config.get(
             option, default=True)
 
-    def on_plugins_dir_config_change(self, option, value):
-        """
-        Called when the plugins_dir option is changed
-        """
-        path = os.path.expanduser(value)
-        self.plugin_manager.on_plugins_dir_change(path)
-
     def on_vertical_tab_list_config_change(self, option, value):
         """
         Called when the enable_vertical_tab_list option is changed
         """
         self.call_for_resize()
 
-    def on_plugins_conf_dir_config_change(self, option, value):
-        """
-        Called when the plugins_conf_dir option is changed
-        """
-        path = os.path.expanduser(value)
-        self.plugin_manager.on_plugins_conf_dir_change(path)
-
     def on_theme_config_change(self, option, value):
         """
         Called when the theme option is changed
diff --git a/poezio/plugin_manager.py b/poezio/plugin_manager.py
index 8bcb7a3b..15f0db8a 100644
--- a/poezio/plugin_manager.py
+++ b/poezio/plugin_manager.py
@@ -313,13 +313,13 @@ class PluginManager(object):
             '',
             quotify=False)
 
-    def on_plugins_dir_change(self, new_value):
-        self.plugins_dir = new_value
+    def on_plugins_dir_change(self, _, new_value):
+        self.plugins_dir = Path(new_value).expanduser()
         self.check_create_plugins_dir()
         self.fill_load_path()
 
-    def on_plugins_conf_dir_change(self, new_value):
-        self.plugins_conf_dir = new_value
+    def on_plugins_conf_dir_change(self, _, new_value):
+        self.plugins_conf_dir = Path(new_value).expanduser()
         self.check_create_plugins_conf_dir()
 
     def initial_set_plugins_conf_dir(self):