diff --git a/ebean-test/src/test/java/io/ebean/config/DatabaseConfigTest.java b/ebean-test/src/test/java/io/ebean/config/DatabaseConfigTest.java
index 0ffd4d242..7ef7cc0f7 100644
--- a/ebean-test/src/test/java/io/ebean/config/DatabaseConfigTest.java
+++ b/ebean-test/src/test/java/io/ebean/config/DatabaseConfigTest.java
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@ public class DatabaseConfigTest {
   @Test
   public void evalPropertiesInput() {
 
-    String home = System.getenv("HOME");
+    String home = System.getProperty("user.home");
+    String fileSeparator = System.getProperty("file.separator");
 
     Properties props = new Properties();
     props.setProperty("ddl.initSql", "${user.home}" + fileSeparator + "initSql");