diff --git a/backend/windmill-worker/src/worker.rs b/backend/windmill-worker/src/worker.rs
index 329b82f5a6..bcbdf456a3 100644
--- a/backend/windmill-worker/src/worker.rs
+++ b/backend/windmill-worker/src/worker.rs
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ lazy_static::lazy_static! {
     pub static ref POWERSHELL_PATH: String = std::env::var("POWERSHELL_PATH").unwrap_or_else(|_| "/usr/bin/pwsh".to_string());
     pub static ref NSJAIL_PATH: String = std::env::var("NSJAIL_PATH").unwrap_or_else(|_| "nsjail".to_string());
     pub static ref PATH_ENV: String = std::env::var("PATH").unwrap_or_else(|_| String::new());
-    pub static ref HOME_ENV: String = std::env::var("HOME").unwrap_or_else(|_| String::new("/tmp"));
+    pub static ref HOME_ENV: String = std::env::var("HOME").unwrap_or_else(|_| "/tmp".to_string());
     pub static ref TZ_ENV: String = std::env::var("TZ").unwrap_or_else(|_| String::new());
     pub static ref GOPRIVATE: Option<String> = std::env::var("GOPRIVATE").ok();
     pub static ref GOPROXY: Option<String> = std::env::var("GOPROXY").ok();