diff --git a/dev/release/000-run-docker.sh b/dev/release/000-run-docker.sh
index d63e2221b3b..259b46e9902 100755
--- a/dev/release/000-run-docker.sh
+++ b/dev/release/000-run-docker.sh
@@ -41,12 +41,10 @@ if [ "$(uname -s)" == "Linux" ]; then
   USER_NAME=${SUDO_USER:=$USER}
   USER_ID=$(id -u "${USER_NAME}")
   GROUP_ID=$(id -g "${USER_NAME}")
-  LOCAL_HOME="/home/${USER_NAME}"
 else # boot2docker uid and gid
   USER_NAME=$USER
   USER_ID=1000
   GROUP_ID=50
-  LOCAL_HOME="/Users/${USER_NAME}"
 fi
 
 docker build -t "${IMAGE_NAME}-${USER_NAME}" - <<UserSpecificDocker
@@ -108,7 +106,7 @@ docker run -i -t \
   -w ${BOOKKEEPER_ROOT} \
   -u "${USER}" \
   -v "$(realpath $BOOKKEEPER_ROOT):${BOOKKEEPER_ROOT}" \
-  -v "$(realpath ~):${LOCAL_HOME}" \
+  -v "$(realpath ~):/home/${USER_NAME}" \
   -e VERSION=${VERSION} \
   -e MAJOR_VERSION=${MAJOR_VERSION} \
   -e NEXT_VERSION=${NEXT_VERSION} \