diff --git a/xCAT-client/bin/rcons b/xCAT-client/bin/rcons
index b52bd38f7..bc47ce3b6 100755
--- a/xCAT-client/bin/rcons
+++ b/xCAT-client/bin/rcons
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh
+HOME=`getent passwd $(whoami)|cut -d: -f 6`
+export HOME
 if [ -z "$1" ] || [ "$1" = "-h"  ]; then
     echo "rcons - remotely accesses the serial console of a node"
     echo "rcons <singlenode> [conserver] [-f]"