diff --git a/roles/init-server/tasks/spawn.yml b/roles/init-server/tasks/spawn.yml
index e11e808..7aded51 100644
--- a/roles/init-server/tasks/spawn.yml
+++ b/roles/init-server/tasks/spawn.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   delegate_facts: true
   delegate_to: localhost
   ansible.builtin.find:
-    paths: "{{ local_facts['user_dir'] }}/.ssh" # @TODO define 'cnode_homedir' in playbook
+    paths: "{{ local_facts['user_dir'] | default(lookup('env', 'HOME')) }}/.ssh" # @TODO define 'cnode_homedir' in playbook
     patterns: "{{ ['^'] | product(ssh_keys) | map('join') | list }}"
     file_type: file
     use_regex: true