diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 751d448..589513a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -20,6 +20,11 @@ instructions, because git commits are used to generate release notes:
 
 <!-- scriv-insert-here -->
 
+<a id='changelog-16.0.1'></a>
+## v16.0.1 (2023-06-16)
+
+- [Bugfix] Fix loading default Kubernetes config. (by @regisb)
+
 <a id='changelog-16.0.0'></a>
 ## v16.0.0 (2023-06-14)
 - 💥[Feature] Upgrade to Palm. (by @regisb)
diff --git a/tutor/__about__.py b/tutor/__about__.py
index 91673d5..4df3f58 100644
--- a/tutor/__about__.py
+++ b/tutor/__about__.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import os
 
 # Increment this version number to trigger a new release. See
 # docs/tutor.html#versioning for information on the versioning scheme.
-__version__ = "16.0.0"
+__version__ = "16.0.1"
 
 # The version suffix will be appended to the actual version, separated by a
 # dash. Use this suffix to differentiate between the actual released version and
diff --git a/tutor/commands/k8s.py b/tutor/commands/k8s.py
index ce8c0c4..b761fd0 100644
--- a/tutor/commands/k8s.py
+++ b/tutor/commands/k8s.py
@@ -27,7 +27,9 @@ class K8sClients:
         # pylint: disable=import-outside-toplevel
         from kubernetes import client, config
 
-        if os.path.exists(config.kube_config.KUBE_CONFIG_DEFAULT_LOCATION):
+        if os.path.exists(
+            os.path.expanduser(config.kube_config.KUBE_CONFIG_DEFAULT_LOCATION)
+        ):
             # found the kubeconfig file, let's load it!
             config.load_kube_config()
         elif (