diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 1098b185a..e11ea68be 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Run VM tests
       run: ./tool/go test ./tstest/integration/vms -v -no-s3 -run-vm-tests -run=TestRunUbuntu2004
       env:
-        HOME: "/tmp"
+        HOME: "/var/lib/ghrunner/home"
         TMPDIR: "/tmp"
         XDG_CACHE_HOME: "/var/lib/ghrunner/cache"