diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 35d04306d..9912e68e7 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,12 @@
 #     - ubu: ubuntu
 #     - ems: Emscripten
 version: 2.1
+
+aliases:
+  - &container_config
+    # default working_directory for all containers.
+    working_directory: &working_directory ~/project
+
 parameters:
   ubuntu-2004-docker-image:
     type: string
@@ -288,6 +294,7 @@ defaults:
   # Base Image Templates
 
   - base_ubuntu1604_clang: &base_ubuntu1604_clang
+      <<: *container_config
       docker:
         - image: << pipeline.parameters.ubuntu-1604-clang-ossfuzz-docker-image >>
       environment:
@@ -302,6 +309,7 @@ defaults:
         MAKEFLAGS: -j 2
 
   - base_ubuntu2004_clang: &base_ubuntu2004_clang
+      <<: *container_config
       docker:
         - image: << pipeline.parameters.ubuntu-2004-clang-docker-image >>
       environment:
@@ -329,6 +337,7 @@ defaults:
         MAKEFLAGS: -j 5
 
   - base_ubuntu2004: &base_ubuntu2004
+      <<: *container_config
       docker:
         - image: << pipeline.parameters.ubuntu-2004-docker-image >>
       environment:
@@ -357,6 +366,7 @@ defaults:
         MAKEFLAGS: -j 10
 
   - base_buildpack_focal_small: &base_buildpack_focal_small
+      <<: *container_config
       docker:
         - image: buildpack-deps:focal
       resource_class: small
@@ -365,6 +375,7 @@ defaults:
         MAKEFLAGS: -j 2
 
   - base_buildpack_latest_small: &base_buildpack_latest_small
+      <<: *container_config
       docker:
         - image: buildpack-deps:latest
       resource_class: small
@@ -373,6 +384,7 @@ defaults:
         MAKEFLAGS: -j 2
 
   - base_archlinux: &base_archlinux
+      <<: *container_config
       docker:
         - image: archlinux:base
       environment:
@@ -380,6 +392,7 @@ defaults:
         MAKEFLAGS: -j 3
 
   - base_archlinux_large: &base_archlinux_large
+      <<: *container_config
       docker:
         - image: archlinux:base
       resource_class: large
@@ -388,22 +401,26 @@ defaults:
         MAKEFLAGS: -j 5
 
   - base_win_powershell: &base_win_powershell
+      <<: *container_config
       executor:
         name: win/default
         shell: powershell.exe
 
   - base_win_powershell_large: &base_win_powershell_large
+      <<: *container_config
       executor:
         name: win/default
         shell: powershell.exe
         size: large
 
   - base_win_cmd: &base_win_cmd
+      <<: *container_config
       executor:
         name: win/default
         shell: cmd.exe
 
   - base_osx: &base_osx
+      <<: *container_config
       macos:
         xcode: "13.2.0"
       environment:
@@ -411,6 +428,7 @@ defaults:
         MAKEFLAGS: -j5
 
   - base_osx_large: &base_osx_large
+      <<: *container_config
       macos:
         xcode: "13.2.0"
       resource_class: large
@@ -419,6 +437,7 @@ defaults:
         MAKEFLAGS: -j10
 
   - base_ems_large: &base_ems_large
+      <<: *container_config
       docker:
         - image: << pipeline.parameters.emscripten-docker-image >>
       resource_class: large
@@ -427,6 +446,7 @@ defaults:
         MAKEFLAGS: -j 5
 
   - base_python_small: &base_python_small
+      <<: *container_config
       docker:
         - image: circleci/python:3.6
       resource_class: small
@@ -435,6 +455,7 @@ defaults:
         MAKEFLAGS: -j 2
 
   - base_node_small: &base_node_small
+      <<: *container_config
       docker:
         - image: circleci/node
       resource_class: small
diff --git a/scripts/build_emscripten.sh b/scripts/build_emscripten.sh
index 04dd49a28..ea1c6fe8e 100755
--- a/scripts/build_emscripten.sh
+++ b/scripts/build_emscripten.sh
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 # solbuildpackpusher/solidity-buildpack-deps:emscripten-13
-docker run --volume "$(pwd):/project" --workdir /project \
+docker run --volume "$(pwd):${HOME}/project" --workdir "${HOME}/project" \
     --user "1000:1000" \
     solbuildpackpusher/solidity-buildpack-deps@sha256:f1c13f3450d1f2e53ea18ac1ac1a17e932573cb9a5ccd0fd9ef6dd44f6402fa9 \
     ./scripts/ci/build_emscripten.sh "$BUILD_DIR"
diff --git a/scripts/ci/build_emscripten.sh b/scripts/ci/build_emscripten.sh
index 3baf8e94a..b32f768b5 100755
--- a/scripts/ci/build_emscripten.sh
+++ b/scripts/ci/build_emscripten.sh
@@ -40,9 +40,9 @@ else
 	BUILD_DIR="$1"
 fi
 
-WORKSPACE=/project
+WORKSPACE="${HOME}/project"
 
-cd $WORKSPACE
+cd "$WORKSPACE"
 
 # shellcheck disable=SC2166
 if [[ "$CIRCLE_BRANCH" = release || -n "$CIRCLE_TAG" || -n "$FORCE_RELEASE" || "$(git tag --points-at HEAD 2>/dev/null)" == v* ]]
diff --git a/scripts/ci/build_ossfuzz.sh b/scripts/ci/build_ossfuzz.sh
index d4186f816..8aeff4d72 100755
--- a/scripts/ci/build_ossfuzz.sh
+++ b/scripts/ci/build_ossfuzz.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 set -ex
 
-ROOTDIR="/project"
+ROOTDIR="${HOME}/project"
 BUILDDIR="${ROOTDIR}/build"
 mkdir -p "${BUILDDIR}" && mkdir -p "$BUILDDIR/deps"
 
diff --git a/scripts/ci/docker_upgrade.sh b/scripts/ci/docker_upgrade.sh
index 838814d60..5cf233ebd 100755
--- a/scripts/ci/docker_upgrade.sh
+++ b/scripts/ci/docker_upgrade.sh
@@ -56,11 +56,11 @@ echo "-- test_docker @ '${PWD}'"
 # See https://github.blog/2022-04-12-git-security-vulnerability-announced/
 docker run \
   --rm \
-  --volume "${PWD}:/project" \
+  --volume "${PWD}:${HOME}/project" \
   "${IMAGE_NAME}" \
   bash -c "
-    git config --global --add safe.directory /project &&
-    /project/scripts/ci/${IMAGE_NAME}_test_${IMAGE_VARIANT}.sh
+    git config --global --add safe.directory ${HOME}/project &&
+    ${HOME}/project/scripts/ci/${IMAGE_NAME}_test_${IMAGE_VARIANT}.sh
   "
 
 echo "-- push_docker"
diff --git a/scripts/wasm-rebuild/docker-scripts/rebuild_tags.sh b/scripts/wasm-rebuild/docker-scripts/rebuild_tags.sh
index 81f06438e..169698b8d 100755
--- a/scripts/wasm-rebuild/docker-scripts/rebuild_tags.sh
+++ b/scripts/wasm-rebuild/docker-scripts/rebuild_tags.sh
@@ -183,14 +183,14 @@ function process_tag
 cd /tmp
 
 echo "Check out solidity repository..."
-if [ -d /project ]; then
+if [ -d "${HOME}/project" ]; then
   echo "Solidity repo checkout already exists."
 else
-  git clone "${SOLIDITY_REPO_URL}" /project --quiet
+  git clone "${SOLIDITY_REPO_URL}" "${HOME}/project" --quiet
 fi
 
 echo "Extract bytecode comparison scripts from v0.6.1..."
-cd /project
+cd "${HOME}/project"
 git checkout v0.6.1 --quiet
 cp scripts/bytecodecompare/storebytecode.sh /tmp
 # shellcheck disable=SC2016
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ ln -sf /emsdk_portable/emscripten/sdk/ /emsdk_portable/
 ln -sf sdk /emsdk_portable/emscripten/bin
 ln -sf /emsdk_portable/emscripten/bin/* /usr/local/bin
 rm -rf /src
-ln -sf /project /src
+ln -sf "${HOME}/project" /src
 
 echo "Install dependencies and upgrade system packages."
 apt-get -qq update >/dev/null 2>&1