diff --git a/.github/workflows/old_tests.yml b/.github/workflows/old_tests.yml
index 2b7cfdfd7..b3062aaee 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/old_tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/old_tests.yml
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run unit tests
         run: |
           make test
+          
 
   statediff-unit-test:
     name: Run state diff unit test
@@ -121,7 +122,6 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           COUNT=0
           ATTEMPTS=15
-          sleep 30;
           docker logs local_go-ethereum_1
           docker compose -f "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/stack-orchestrator/docker/local/docker-compose-db-sharding.yml" -f "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/stack-orchestrator/docker/local/docker-compose-go-ethereum.yml" exec go-ethereum ps aux 
           until $(docker compose -f "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/stack-orchestrator/docker/local/docker-compose-db-sharding.yml" -f "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/stack-orchestrator/docker/local/docker-compose-go-ethereum.yml" cp go-ethereum:/root/transaction_info/STATEFUL_TEST_DEPLOYED_ADDRESS ./STATEFUL_TEST_DEPLOYED_ADDRESS) || [[ $COUNT -eq $ATTEMPTS ]]; do echo -e "$(( COUNT++ ))... \c"; sleep 10; done
diff --git a/Jenkinsfile b/Jenkinsfile
index 98b02490a..7ca6588e6 100644
--- a/Jenkinsfile
+++ b/Jenkinsfile
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ pipeline {
                 GOMODCACHE = "/tmp/go/pkg/mod"
                 GOWORK=""
                 //GOFLAGS=""
+                HOME="${WORKSPACE}"
 
             }
             steps {
diff --git a/internal/flags/flags_test.go b/internal/flags/flags_test.go
index 681586b46..04aaabdc8 100644
--- a/internal/flags/flags_test.go
+++ b/internal/flags/flags_test.go
@@ -23,14 +23,23 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 )
 
+func homeDir() string {
+	if home := os.Getenv("HOME"); home != "" {
+		return home
+	}
+	if usr, err := user.Current(); err == nil {
+		return usr.HomeDir
+	}
+	return ""
+}
+
 func TestPathExpansion(t *testing.T) {
-	user, _ := user.Current()
 	var tests map[string]string
 
 	if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
 		tests = map[string]string{
 			`/home/someuser/tmp`:        `\home\someuser\tmp`,
-			`~/tmp`:                     user.HomeDir + `\tmp`,
+			`~/tmp`:                     homeDir() + `\tmp`,
 			`~thisOtherUser/b/`:         `~thisOtherUser\b`,
 			`$DDDXXX/a/b`:               `\tmp\a\b`,
 			`/a/b/`:                     `\a\b`,
@@ -41,7 +50,7 @@ func TestPathExpansion(t *testing.T) {
 	} else {
 		tests = map[string]string{
 			`/home/someuser/tmp`:        `/home/someuser/tmp`,
-			`~/tmp`:                     user.HomeDir + `/tmp`,
+			`~/tmp`:                     homeDir() + `/tmp`,
 			`~thisOtherUser/b/`:         `~thisOtherUser/b`,
 			`$DDDXXX/a/b`:               `/tmp/a/b`,
 			`/a/b/`:                     `/a/b`,