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diff --git a/client_common.c b/client_common.c
index e67a938b..81673a7d 100644
--- a/client_common.c
+++ b/client_common.c
@@ -585,8 +585,14 @@ int client_parse_config(int argc, char *argv[], struct client_task **ct_ptr,
 		const char *confdir = get_confdir();
 		kf = make_message("%s/key.%s", confdir, user);
 		if (stat(kf, &statbuf) != 0) { /* assume file does not exist */
+			const char *home = getenv("HOME");
 			free(kf);
-			kf = make_message("%s/.ssh/id_rsa", confdir);
+			if (!home || !*home) {
+				ret = -ERRNO_TO_PARA_ERROR(EINVAL);
+				errctx = make_message("HOME unset or empty");
+				goto out;
+			}
+			kf = make_message("%s/.ssh/id_rsa", home);
 		}
 	}
 	PARA_INFO_LOG("user: %s\n", user);