diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index 701b191b9..7612a907e 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ environment:
   GOPATH: c:\gopath
   CYG_MIRROR: http://cygwin.mirror.constant.com
   CYG_PACKAGES: make
-  HOME: c:\gopath\src\github.com\hashicorp\packer
   matrix:
   - APPVEYOR_BUILD_SYS: Cygwin
     CYG_ROOT: C:\cygwin64
@@ -48,7 +47,7 @@ install:
 build_script:
   - git rev-parse HEAD
   - '%BASH% -lc "pwd"'
-  - '%BASH% -lc "cd"'
+  - '%BASH% -lc "cd $APPVEYOR_BUILD_FOLDER"'
   - '%BASH% -lc "pwd"'
   - '%BASH% -lc "cat Makefile"'
   - '%BASH% -lc "make --version"'