diff --git a/omnibus/cookbooks/omnibus-supermarket/recipes/database.rb b/omnibus/cookbooks/omnibus-supermarket/recipes/database.rb
index 22b8b2669..a219c68f6 100644
--- a/omnibus/cookbooks/omnibus-supermarket/recipes/database.rb
+++ b/omnibus/cookbooks/omnibus-supermarket/recipes/database.rb
@@ -80,6 +80,9 @@
 execute 'database schema' do
   command 'bundle exec rake db:migrate db:seed'
   cwd node['supermarket']['app_directory']
-  env 'RAILS_ENV' => 'production'
+  environment({
+    'RAILS_ENV' => 'production',
+    'HOME' => node['supermarket']['app_directory']
+  })
   user node['supermarket']['user']
 end