diff --git a/plugins/gogs/init.d/gogs.tpl b/plugins/gogs/init.d/gogs.tpl
index f457b16a5..3ac63e61e 100644
--- a/plugins/gogs/init.d/gogs.tpl
+++ b/plugins/gogs/init.d/gogs.tpl
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ if [ -f /etc/rc.d/init.d/functions ];then
 fi
 
 # Default values
-HOME={$HOME_DIR}
+export HOME={$HOME_DIR}
 NAME=gogs
 GOGS_HOME={$SERVER_PATH}/gogs
 GOGS_PATH=${GOGS_HOME}/$NAME