diff --git a/ansible/roles/hermes_auto_improve/templates/hermes-auto-improve.service.j2 b/ansible/roles/hermes_auto_improve/templates/hermes-auto-improve.service.j2
index 18e9cdb..a61d7bf 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/hermes_auto_improve/templates/hermes-auto-improve.service.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/hermes_auto_improve/templates/hermes-auto-improve.service.j2
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ ExecStart=/usr/bin/python3 /usr/local/bin/hermes-auto-improve-server
 Restart=on-failure
 RestartSec=15s
 Environment=PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1
+Environment=HOME=/root
 
 StandardOutput=journal
 StandardError=journal