diff --git a/misc/core.func b/misc/core.func
index 4221d562f..4589c3d4d 100644
--- a/misc/core.func
+++ b/misc/core.func
@@ -15,6 +15,11 @@
 [[ -n "${_CORE_FUNC_LOADED:-}" ]] && return
 _CORE_FUNC_LOADED=1
 
+if [[ -z "${HOME:-}" ]]; then
+  HOME="$(getent passwd "$(id -u)" 2>/dev/null | cut -d: -f6)"
+  export HOME="${HOME:-/root}"
+fi
+
 # ==============================================================================
 # SECTION 1: INITIALIZATION & SETUP
 # ==============================================================================