diff --git a/target/supervisor/conf.d/supervisor-app.conf b/target/supervisor/conf.d/supervisor-app.conf
index 50a7acc3..7f106456 100644
--- a/target/supervisor/conf.d/supervisor-app.conf
+++ b/target/supervisor/conf.d/supervisor-app.conf
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ autorestart=true
 stdout_logfile=/var/log/supervisor/%(program_name)s.log
 stderr_logfile=/var/log/supervisor/%(program_name)s.log
 user=fetchmail
+environment=HOME="/var/lib/fetchmail",USER="fetchmail"
 command=/usr/bin/fetchmail -f /etc/fetchmailrc --nodetach --daemon "%(ENV_FETCHMAIL_POLL)s" -i /var/lib/fetchmail/.fetchmail-UIDL-cache --pidfile /var/run/fetchmail/fetchmail.pid
 
 [program:postfix]