diff --git a/tools/uninstall.sh b/tools/uninstall.sh
index 6e3df7aca..e6fd0827c 100644
--- a/tools/uninstall.sh
+++ b/tools/uninstall.sh
@@ -16,22 +16,27 @@ if [ "$confirmation" != y ] && [ "$confirmation" != Y ]; then
   exit
 fi
 
-echo "Removing ~/.oh-my-zsh"
-if [ -d ~/.oh-my-zsh ]; then
-  rm -rf ~/.oh-my-zsh
+# Use $ZSH if set, otherwise fall back to ~/.oh-my-zsh
+: ${ZSH:=~/.oh-my-zsh}
+# Use $ZDOTDIR if set, otherwise fall back to $HOME
+: ${ZDOTDIR:=$HOME}
+
+echo "Removing $ZSH"
+if [ -d "$ZSH" ]; then
+  rm -rf "$ZSH"
 fi
 
-if [ -e ~/.zshrc ]; then
-  ZSHRC_SAVE=~/.zshrc.omz-uninstalled-$(date +%Y-%m-%d_%H-%M-%S)
-  echo "Found ~/.zshrc -- Renaming to ${ZSHRC_SAVE}"
-  mv ~/.zshrc "${ZSHRC_SAVE}"
+if [ -e "$ZDOTDIR/.zshrc" ]; then
+  ZSHRC_SAVE="$ZDOTDIR/.zshrc.omz-uninstalled-$(date +%Y-%m-%d_%H-%M-%S)"
+  echo "Found $ZDOTDIR/.zshrc -- Renaming to ${ZSHRC_SAVE}"
+  mv "$ZDOTDIR/.zshrc" "${ZSHRC_SAVE}"
 fi
 
 echo "Looking for original zsh config..."
-ZSHRC_ORIG=~/.zshrc.pre-oh-my-zsh
+ZSHRC_ORIG="$ZDOTDIR/.zshrc.pre-oh-my-zsh"
 if [ -e "$ZSHRC_ORIG" ]; then
-  echo "Found $ZSHRC_ORIG -- Restoring to ~/.zshrc"
-  mv "$ZSHRC_ORIG" ~/.zshrc
+  echo "Found $ZSHRC_ORIG -- Restoring to $ZDOTDIR/.zshrc"
+  mv "$ZSHRC_ORIG" "$ZDOTDIR/.zshrc"
   echo "Your original zsh config was restored."
 else
   echo "No original zsh config found"