diff --git a/salt/config/__init__.py b/salt/config/__init__.py
index 43182f3f92..d8258a4dbc 100644
--- a/salt/config/__init__.py
+++ b/salt/config/__init__.py
@@ -3747,7 +3747,9 @@ def apply_minion_config(
             )
             opts["fileserver_backend"][idx] = new_val
 
-    opts["__cli"] = salt.utils.stringutils.to_unicode(os.path.basename(sys.argv[0]))
+    opts["__cli"] = salt.utils.stringutils.to_unicode(
+        os.path.basename(salt.utils.path.expand(sys.argv[0]))
+    )
 
     # No ID provided. Will getfqdn save us?
     using_ip_for_id = False
@@ -3949,7 +3951,9 @@ def apply_master_config(overrides=None, defaults=None):
             )
         opts["keep_acl_in_token"] = True
 
-    opts["__cli"] = salt.utils.stringutils.to_unicode(os.path.basename(sys.argv[0]))
+    opts["__cli"] = salt.utils.stringutils.to_unicode(
+        os.path.basename(salt.utils.path.expand(sys.argv[0]))
+    )
 
     if "environment" in opts:
         if opts["saltenv"] is not None: