diff --git a/src/auto-reply/reply/commands-export-session.ts b/src/auto-reply/reply/commands-export-session.ts
index 57d49a8d7..eb2f7e3a9 100644
--- a/src/auto-reply/reply/commands-export-session.ts
+++ b/src/auto-reply/reply/commands-export-session.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import {
 import { loadSessionStore } from "../../config/sessions/store.js";
 import { getRemoteSkillEligibility } from "../../infra/skills-remote.js";
 import { buildTtsSystemPromptHint } from "../../tts/tts.js";
+import { resolveUserPath } from "../../utils.js";
 
 // Export HTML templates are bundled with this module
 const EXPORT_HTML_DIR = path.join(path.dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url)), "export-html");
@@ -290,7 +291,7 @@ export async function buildExportSessionReply(params: HandleCommandsParams): Pro
   const timestamp = new Date().toISOString().replace(/[:.]/g, "-").slice(0, 19);
   const defaultFileName = `openclaw-session-${entry.sessionId.slice(0, 8)}-${timestamp}.html`;
   const outputPath = args.outputPath
-    ? path.resolve(args.outputPath.startsWith("~") ? args.outputPath.replace("~", process.env.HOME ?? "") : args.outputPath)
+    ? resolveUserPath(args.outputPath)
     : path.join(params.workspaceDir, defaultFileName);
 
   // Ensure directory exists