diff --git a/awx/main/tasks.py b/awx/main/tasks.py
index 6c72fdaf40..226554da45 100644
--- a/awx/main/tasks.py
+++ b/awx/main/tasks.py
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ class RunJob(Task):
         env['ANSIBLE_HOST_KEY_CHECKING'] = 'False'
         # RHEL has too old of an SSH so ansible will select paramiko and this is VERY slow
         env['ANSIBLE_PARAMIKO_RECORD_HOST_KEYS'] = 'False'
+        env['HOME'] = '/var/lib/awx'
         return env
 
     def build_args(self, job, **kwargs):