diff --git a/crates/cuddle-ci/src/rust_service/ssh_agent.rs b/crates/cuddle-ci/src/rust_service/ssh_agent.rs
index bf2daf6..141cc0f 100644
--- a/crates/cuddle-ci/src/rust_service/ssh_agent.rs
+++ b/crates/cuddle-ci/src/rust_service/ssh_agent.rs
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ impl DaggerMiddleware for SshAgent {
 
         let socket = self.client.host().unix_socket(&sock_var);
 
-        let home = container.env_variable("HOME").await?;
+        let home = container.env_variable("HOME").await.unwrap_or("".into());
 
         let c = container
             .with_new_file_opts(