diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index a033ced6..b83f9b74 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ tempest_images:
     name: "cirros"
 
 # The location where images are downloaded to
-tempest_image_dir: "/opt/cache/files"
+tempest_image_dir: "{{ lookup('env', 'HOME') }}/tempest-images"
 
 tempest_enable_instance_password: True