diff --git a/root/var/service/phplist/run b/root/var/service/phplist/run
index 9d6013a..20eea3b 100644
--- a/root/var/service/phplist/run
+++ b/root/var/service/phplist/run
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ exec 2>&1
 
 # Check if database is initialized
 DB=$(/sbin/e-smith/db configuration getprop phplist DbName || echo phplist)
-/usr/bin/mysql $DB -e "SELECT value FROM phplist_config WHERE item='version';" >/dev/null 2>&1
+HOME=/root /usr/bin/mysql $DB -e "SELECT value FROM phplist_config WHERE item='version';" >/dev/null
 if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
   echo "PHPList database not initialized yet"
   sv d .