diff --git a/src/agent/rustjail/Cargo.toml b/src/agent/rustjail/Cargo.toml
index 5b70ae8766..cf934c2448 100644
--- a/src/agent/rustjail/Cargo.toml
+++ b/src/agent/rustjail/Cargo.toml
@@ -23,3 +23,4 @@ slog-scope = "4.1.2"
 scan_fmt = "0.2"
 regex = "1.1"
 path-absolutize = "1.2.0"
+dirs = "3.0.1"
diff --git a/src/agent/rustjail/src/container.rs b/src/agent/rustjail/src/container.rs
index 0b2f36cfb4..24299a2c42 100644
--- a/src/agent/rustjail/src/container.rs
+++ b/src/agent/rustjail/src/container.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 //
 
+use dirs;
 use lazy_static;
 use oci::{Hook, Linux, LinuxNamespace, LinuxResources, POSIXRlimit, Spec};
 use serde_json;
@@ -66,6 +67,7 @@ const CRFD_FD: &str = "CRFD_FD";
 const CWFD_FD: &str = "CWFD_FD";
 const CLOG_FD: &str = "CLOG_FD";
 const FIFO_FD: &str = "FIFO_FD";
+const HOME_ENV_KEY: &str = "HOME";
 
 #[derive(PartialEq, Clone, Copy)]
 pub enum Status {
@@ -605,6 +607,13 @@ fn do_init_child(cwfd: RawFd) -> Result<()> {
         env::set_var(v[0], v[1]);
     }
 
+    // set the "HOME" env getting from "/etc/passwd"
+    if env::var_os(HOME_ENV_KEY).is_none() {
+        if let Some(home_dir) = dirs::home_dir() {
+            env::set_var(HOME_ENV_KEY, home_dir);
+        }
+    }
+
     let exec_file = Path::new(&args[0]);
     log_child!(cfd_log, "process command: {:?}", &args);
     if !exec_file.exists() {