diff --git a/bin/doom b/bin/doom
index 53e55de43..ec26c7e55 100755
--- a/bin/doom
+++ b/bin/doom
@@ -45,11 +45,11 @@
       ((or "-d" "--debug")
        (setq doom-debug-mode t))
       ((or "-p" "--private")
-       (setq doom-private-dir (expand-file-name (pop args)))
+       (setq doom-private-dir (expand-file-name (concat (pop args) "/")))
        (or (file-directory-p doom-private-dir)
            (error "%s does not exist" doom-private-dir)))
       ((or "-e" "--emacsd")
-       (setq emacs-dir (expand-file-name (pop args)))
+       (setq emacs-dir (expand-file-name (concat (pop args) "/")))
        (or (file-directory-p emacs-dir)
            (error "%s does not exist" emacs-dir)))
       ((or "-y" "--yes")