diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/899_launchd_user_service.yml b/changelogs/fragments/899_launchd_user_service.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5abca2a6a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/899_launchd_user_service.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bugfixes:
+- launchd - fix for user-level services (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues/896).
diff --git a/plugins/modules/system/launchd.py b/plugins/modules/system/launchd.py
index 76cbf565a0..d3d9fcb108 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/system/launchd.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/system/launchd.py
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ class Plist:
         """Finds the plist file associated with a service"""
 
         launchd_paths = [
-            '~/Library/LaunchAgents',
+            os.path.expanduser('~/Library/LaunchAgents'),
             '/Library/LaunchAgents',
             '/Library/LaunchDaemons',
             '/System/Library/LaunchAgents',
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ class Plist:
 
         for path in launchd_paths:
             try:
-                files = os.listdir(os.path.expanduser(path))
+                files = os.listdir(path)
             except OSError:
                 continue