diff --git a/src/config.rs b/src/config.rs
index 35fe0fb..819f96f 100644
--- a/src/config.rs
+++ b/src/config.rs
@@ -47,13 +47,12 @@ impl Default for Config {
 /// Gets the configuration directory. Panics if unavailable.
 pub fn get_config_dir() -> PathBuf {
     std::env::var_os("XDG_CONFIG_HOME")
-        .map(PathBuf::try_from)
-        .expect("$XDG_CONFIG_HOME is unset.")
-        .unwrap_or_else(|_| {
+        .map(|p| PathBuf::try_from(p).expect("$XDG_CONFIG_HOME is not a valid path."))
+        .unwrap_or_else(|| {
             std::env::var_os("HOME")
                 .map(PathBuf::try_from)
-                .expect("User has no $HOME.")
-                .unwrap()
+                .expect("$HOME is not a valid path.")
+                .expect("User has no $HOME or $XDG_CONFIG_HOME.")
                 .join(".config")
         })
         .join("breed")
@@ -61,13 +60,12 @@ pub fn get_config_dir() -> PathBuf {
 
 pub fn get_data_dir() -> PathBuf {
     std::env::var_os("XDG_DATA_HOME")
-        .map(PathBuf::try_from)
-        .expect("$XDG_DATA_HOME is unset.")
-        .unwrap_or_else(|_| {
+        .map(|p| PathBuf::try_from(p).expect("$XDG_DATA_HOME is not a valid path."))
+        .unwrap_or_else(|| {
             std::env::var_os("HOME")
                 .map(PathBuf::try_from)
-                .expect("User has no $HOME.")
-                .unwrap()
+                .expect("$HOME is not a valid path.")
+                .expect("User has no $HOME or $XDG_DATA_HOME.")
                 .join(".local/share")
         })
         .join("breed")