diff --git a/.woodpecker/exec.yml b/.woodpecker/exec.yml
index ce78286..a7aac6b 100644
--- a/.woodpecker/exec.yml
+++ b/.woodpecker/exec.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ pipeline:
 - name: test
   image: bash
   commands:
-  - nix run 'nixpkgs#hello'
+  - HOME=$(mktemp -d) nix run 'nixpkgs#hello'
 
 - name: notify
   image: bash
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ pipeline:
   - source: matrix_password
     target: pass
   commands:
-  - nix run 'github:ambroisie/matrix-notifier'
+  - HOME=$(mktemp -d) nix run 'github:ambroisie/matrix-notifier'
   when:
     status:
     - failure