diff --git a/openairinterface5g/openairinterface-install-scripts/flexRIC_oai_gNB_install.sh b/openairinterface5g/openairinterface-install-scripts/flexRIC_oai_gNB_install.sh
index 6cd1f7d54933d82ec07308bf037c82947d9ca8ae..b0cf43237cd9da47a63f0b510d71d517e3b78a4d 100755
--- a/openairinterface5g/openairinterface-install-scripts/flexRIC_oai_gNB_install.sh
+++ b/openairinterface5g/openairinterface-install-scripts/flexRIC_oai_gNB_install.sh
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ sudo apt-get install libuhd4.2.0 -y					# Required for OpenAirInterface install
 sudo dpkg -i --force-overwrite /var/cache/apt/archives/libuhd4.2.0_4.2.0.1-0ubuntu1~focal1_amd64.deb
 
 # Work directory path is the current directory
-WORK_DIR=`pwd`
+WORK_DIR=$HOME
 
 
 ## Configure swig - required for flexric
diff --git a/openairinterface5g/openairinterface-install-scripts/oai_5g_core_install.sh b/openairinterface5g/openairinterface-install-scripts/oai_5g_core_install.sh
index 2e231b88508230088c3308e9a63d7d5fcd4f07cc..243f67b3e2d47845c64267bf5713980af55cd67d 100755
--- a/openairinterface5g/openairinterface-install-scripts/oai_5g_core_install.sh
+++ b/openairinterface5g/openairinterface-install-scripts/oai_5g_core_install.sh
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ sudo apt install wireshark -y
 
 
 # Work directory path is the current directory
-WORK_DIR=`pwd`
+WORK_DIR=$HOME
 
 
 ## Configuration of the packer forwarding