diff --git a/src/go/lib/config/config_test.go b/src/go/lib/config/config_test.go
index 6ab1170e..67c947c5 100644
--- a/src/go/lib/config/config_test.go
+++ b/src/go/lib/config/config_test.go
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ func TestDefaultFiles(t *testing.T) {
 	want := []string{
 		"/etc/percona-toolkit/percona-toolkit.conf",
 		fmt.Sprintf("/etc/percona-toolkit/%s.conf", toolname),
-		fmt.Sprintf("%s/.percona-toolkit.conf", currentUser.HomeDir),
+		fmt.Sprintf("%s/.percona-toolkit.conf", current.HomeDir),
 		fmt.Sprintf("%s/.%s.conf", currentUser.HomeDir, toolname),
 	}