1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/start.sh b/start.sh
index 3b974378e5..709a10265a 100755
--- a/start.sh
+++ b/start.sh
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@
 IFS=' 
 	'
 PATH=/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/local/bin
-HOME=${HOME:?"need \$HOME variable"}
 USER=$(whoami)
+HOME=$(grep "^$USER:" /etc/passwd | cut -d: -f6)
 export USER HOME PATH
 
 cd "$(dirname $0)" && exec ./gogs web