1 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/etckeeper b/etckeeper
index d85ebb6..5a3ca25 100755
--- a/etckeeper
+++ b/etckeeper
@@ -59,6 +59,11 @@ if [ ! -z "$PUSH_REMOTE" ]; then
 	export PUSH_REMOTE
 fi
 
+if [ -z "$HOME" ]; then
+	HOME=~root
+	export HOME
+fi
+
 if [ -z "$1" ]; then
 	usage
 elif [ "x$1" = "x-h" ] || [ "x$1" = "x--help" ]; then