diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/octoprint/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/octoprint/default.nix
index 513e0882d5a6..e173f6d0d7d5 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/octoprint/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/octoprint/default.nix
@@ -78,7 +78,9 @@ in py.pkgs.buildPythonApplication rec {
       setup.py
   '';
 
-  checkPhase = "nosetests";
+  checkPhase = ''
+    HOME=$(mktemp -d) nosetests
+  '';
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     homepage = https://octoprint.org/;