diff --git a/tools/docker-compose/start_development.sh b/tools/docker-compose/start_development.sh
index 5ea5041ec4..36c5628b60 100755
--- a/tools/docker-compose/start_development.sh
+++ b/tools/docker-compose/start_development.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 set +x
 
 if [ `id -u` -ge 500 ]; then
-    echo "awx:x:`id -u`:`id -g`:,,,:/var/lib/awx:/bin/bash" >> /tmp/passwd
+    echo "awx:x:`id -u`:`id -g`:,,,:/tmp:/bin/bash" >> /tmp/passwd
     cat /tmp/passwd > /etc/passwd
     rm /tmp/passwd
 fi
diff --git a/tools/docker-compose/start_tests.sh b/tools/docker-compose/start_tests.sh
index 7db222ed32..4ca74743fb 100755
--- a/tools/docker-compose/start_tests.sh
+++ b/tools/docker-compose/start_tests.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 set +x
 
 if [ `id -u` -ge 500 ]; then
-    echo "awx:x:`id -u`:`id -g`:,,,:/var/lib/awx:/bin/bash" >> /tmp/passwd
+    echo "awx:x:`id -u`:`id -g`:,,,:/tmp:/bin/bash" >> /tmp/passwd
     cat /tmp/passwd > /etc/passwd
     rm /tmp/passwd
 fi