diff --git a/app/jobs/generate_database_backup.rb b/app/jobs/generate_database_backup.rb
index 4adef036..cdeb7de4 100644
--- a/app/jobs/generate_database_backup.rb
+++ b/app/jobs/generate_database_backup.rb
@@ -12,9 +12,12 @@ def create_database_dump
   end
 
   def filename
-    File.join(ENV['HOME'], Date.today.strftime("backup_%m_%d_%y.sql"))
+    File.join(homedir, Date.today.strftime("backup_%m_%d_%y.sql"))
   end
 
+  def homedir
+    ENV['HOME'] || File.join('/home', ENV['USER'])
+  end
   def next_week
     Date.today
       .beginning_of_week