diff --git a/mysql/templates/mysql-backup.cron.erb b/mysql/templates/mysql-backup.cron.erb
index 5c8cab5..72e43b5 100644
--- a/mysql/templates/mysql-backup.cron.erb
+++ b/mysql/templates/mysql-backup.cron.erb
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ DESTDIR="<%= mysql_backup_datadir %>"
 MAXAGE="<%= mysql_backup_maxage %>"
 
 DATE=`date "+%Y-%m-%d"`
+HOME="/root"
 
 if [ ! -d ${DESTDIR} ]; then
     echo "ERR: MySQL backup directory [${DESTDIR}] does not exist" 1>&2