diff --git a/lib/heroku/helpers.rb b/lib/heroku/helpers.rb
index c840fdc51..a82917ce1 100644
--- a/lib/heroku/helpers.rb
+++ b/lib/heroku/helpers.rb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ module Helpers
     extend self
 
     def home_directory
-      running_on_windows? ? ENV['USERPROFILE'].gsub("\\","/") : ENV['HOME']
+      running_on_windows? ? (ENV['HEROKU_HOME'] || ENV['USERPROFILE']).gsub("\\","/") : ENV['HOME']
     end
 
     def running_on_windows?