diff --git a/rally-jobs/nova.yaml b/rally-jobs/nova.yaml
index d8ec54f666..d74ab83a30 100644
--- a/rally-jobs/nova.yaml
+++ b/rally-jobs/nova.yaml
@@ -656,7 +656,7 @@
             size: 2
         use_floatingip: true
         command:
-          script_file: "/home/jenkins/.rally/extra/instance_dd_test.sh"
+          script_file: "~/.rally/extra/instance_dd_test.sh"
           interpreter: "/bin/sh"
         username: "cirros"
       runner:
@@ -679,7 +679,7 @@
           name: {{image_name}}
         use_floatingip: false
         command:
-          script_file: "/home/jenkins/.rally/extra/instance_dd_test.sh"
+          script_file: "~/.rally/extra/instance_dd_test.sh"
           interpreter: "/bin/sh"
         username: "cirros"
       runner:
diff --git a/rally-jobs/rally-mos.yaml b/rally-jobs/rally-mos.yaml
index 7526117549..f173e144f4 100644
--- a/rally-jobs/rally-mos.yaml
+++ b/rally-jobs/rally-mos.yaml
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@
         floating_network: "net04_ext"
         use_floatingip: true
         command:
-          script_file: "/home/rally/.rally/extra/instance_dd_test.sh"
+          script_file: "~/.rally/extra/instance_dd_test.sh"
           interpreter: "/bin/sh"
         username: "cirros"
       runner:
diff --git a/rally-jobs/rally-neutron.yaml b/rally-jobs/rally-neutron.yaml
index 5f361aefbb..01bab0b23c 100644
--- a/rally-jobs/rally-neutron.yaml
+++ b/rally-jobs/rally-neutron.yaml
@@ -463,7 +463,7 @@
         image:
             name: {{image_name}}
         command:
-          script_file: "/home/jenkins/.rally/extra/instance_dd_test.sh"
+          script_file: "~/.rally/extra/instance_dd_test.sh"
           interpreter: "/bin/sh"
         username: "cirros"
       runner:
diff --git a/rally/task/validation.py b/rally/task/validation.py
index a98f751f07..96003ba431 100644
--- a/rally/task/validation.py
+++ b/rally/task/validation.py
@@ -174,13 +174,13 @@ def check_command_dict(command):
     # due to template-driven configuration generation that can leave keys
     # defined but values empty.
     if command.get("interpreter"):
-        # An interpreter is given, check if exactly one way to specify
-        # script body is used: file or inline
-        if not (bool(command.get("script_file")) ^
-                bool(command.get("script_inline"))):
-            raise ValueError(
-                "Exactly one of script_inline or script_file with interpreter"
-                " is expected: %r" % command)
+        script_file = command.get("script_file")
+        if script_file:
+            command["script_file"] = os.path.expanduser(script_file)
+            if "script_inline" in command:
+                raise ValueError(
+                    "Exactly one of script_inline or script_file with "
+                    "interpreter is expected: %r" % command)
         # User tries to upload a shell? Make sure it is same as interpreter
         interpreter = command.get("interpreter")
         interpreter = (interpreter[-1]