diff --git a/roles/hedgedoc/tasks/main.json b/roles/hedgedoc/tasks/main.json
index b4fd779..5347cc1 100644
--- a/roles/hedgedoc/tasks/main.json
+++ b/roles/hedgedoc/tasks/main.json
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@
 		"become": true,
 		"ansible.builtin.user": {
 			"name": "{{var_hedgedoc_user_name}}",
-			"create_home": true
+			"create_home": true,
+			"home": "{{var_hedgedoc_directory}}"
 		}
 	},
 	{