1diff --git a/src/helper.js b/src/helper.js
2index 27352b53..7078e4c5 100644
3--- a/src/helper.js
4+++ b/src/helper.js
5@@ -110,6 +110,10 @@ function setHome(newPath) {
6 userLogsPath = path.join(homePath, "logs");
7 clientCertificatesPath = path.join(homePath, "certificates");
8
9+ if (process.env.THELOUNGE_PACKAGES !== undefined) {
10+ packagesPath = process.env.THELOUNGE_PACKAGES;
11+ }
12+
13 // Reload config from new home location
14 if (fs.existsSync(configPath)) {
15 const userConfig = require(configPath);