3 files changed, 12 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/src/blogc-git-receiver/post-receive.c b/src/blogc-git-receiver/post-receive.c
index 3593bb5..93cae25 100644
--- a/src/blogc-git-receiver/post-receive.c
+++ b/src/blogc-git-receiver/post-receive.c
@@ -76,7 +76,10 @@ bgr_post_receive_hook(int argc, char *argv[])
         goto push;
     }
 
-    char *home = getenv("HOME");
+    char *home = getenv("BLOGC_GIT_RECEIVER_BASEDIR");
+    if (home == NULL) {
+        home = getenv("HOME");
+    }
     if (home == NULL) {
         fprintf(stderr, "warning: failed to find user home path, "
             "mirroring disabled\n");
diff --git a/src/blogc-git-receiver/pre-receive.c b/src/blogc-git-receiver/pre-receive.c
index b059753..20c6738 100644
--- a/src/blogc-git-receiver/pre-receive.c
+++ b/src/blogc-git-receiver/pre-receive.c
@@ -177,7 +177,10 @@ bgr_pre_receive_hook(int argc, char *argv[])
         goto cleanup;
     }
 
-    char *home = getenv("HOME");
+    char *home = getenv("BLOGC_GIT_RECEIVER_BASEDIR");
+    if (home == NULL) {
+        home = getenv("HOME");
+    }
     if (home == NULL) {
         fprintf(stderr, "error: failed to find user home path\n");
         rv = 3;
diff --git a/src/blogc-git-receiver/shell.c b/src/blogc-git-receiver/shell.c
index 1ad8f20..eb859e8 100644
--- a/src/blogc-git-receiver/shell.c
+++ b/src/blogc-git-receiver/shell.c
@@ -35,7 +35,10 @@ bgr_shell(int argc, char *argv[])
     }
 
     // get home path
-    char *home = getenv("HOME");
+    char *home = getenv("BLOGC_GIT_RECEIVER_BASEDIR");
+    if (home == NULL) {
+        home = getenv("HOME");
+    }
     if (home == NULL) {
         fprintf(stderr, "error: failed to find user home path\n");
         rv = 3;