diff --git a/roles/custom/matrix-bridge-rustpush/templates/systemd/matrix-rustpush-bridge.service.j2 b/roles/custom/matrix-bridge-rustpush/templates/systemd/matrix-rustpush-bridge.service.j2
index 388707f05..8cc393ba2 100644
--- a/roles/custom/matrix-bridge-rustpush/templates/systemd/matrix-rustpush-bridge.service.j2
+++ b/roles/custom/matrix-bridge-rustpush/templates/systemd/matrix-rustpush-bridge.service.j2
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ ExecStartPre={{ devture_systemd_docker_base_host_command_docker }} create \
 			--user={{ matrix_user_uid }}:{{ matrix_user_gid }} \
 			--cap-drop=ALL \
 			--network={{ matrix_rustpush_bridge_container_network }} \
+			--env HOME=/data \
 			--mount type=bind,src={{ matrix_rustpush_bridge_config_path }},dst=/config \
 			--mount type=bind,src={{ matrix_rustpush_bridge_data_path }},dst=/data \
 			--label-file={{ matrix_rustpush_bridge_base_path }}/labels \