diff --git a/tests/tarball.sh b/tests/tarball.sh
index 6d02544cf..cb5258a9e 100644
--- a/tests/tarball.sh
+++ b/tests/tarball.sh
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@ source common.sh
 
 clearStore
 
+export HOME=$TEST_ROOT/home
+rm -rf $TEST_ROOT/home
+
 tarroot=$TEST_ROOT/tarball
 rm -rf $tarroot
 mkdir -p $tarroot