diff --git a/vendor/init.bat b/vendor/init.bat
index 1ca68e4..cdc768d 100644
--- a/vendor/init.bat
+++ b/vendor/init.bat
@@ -30,6 +30,6 @@
 @doskey /macrofile="%CMDER_ROOT%\config\aliases"
 
 :: Set home path
-@set HOME=%USERPROFILE%
+@if not defined HOME set HOME=%USERPROFILE%
 
 @if defined CMDER_START cd /d "%CMDER_START%"