diff --git a/xCAT-server/share/xcat/cons/blade b/xCAT-server/share/xcat/cons/blade
index 6bcce2e21..e0dc77167 100755
--- a/xCAT-server/share/xcat/cons/blade
+++ b/xCAT-server/share/xcat/cons/blade
@@ -37,7 +37,11 @@ BEGIN
 }
 my $sleepint=int(rand(10)); #Stagger start to avoid overwhelming conserver/xCATd
 use lib "$::XCATROOT/lib/perl";
-$ENV{HOME}='/root/';
+if ($^O =~ /^linux/i){
+  $ENV{HOME}='/root/';
+} else {
+  $ENV{HOME}='/';
+}
 require xCAT::Client;
 
 #require xCAT::Table;