diff --git a/playbooks/base/pre.yaml b/playbooks/base/pre.yaml
index 3f586878b6..7b3f75109c 100644
--- a/playbooks/base/pre.yaml
+++ b/playbooks/base/pre.yaml
@@ -14,4 +14,4 @@
     - configure-mirrors
     - role: fetch-zuul-cloner
       destination: "/usr/zuul-env/bin/zuul-cloner"
-      repo_src_dir: "~/src/git.openstack.org"
+      repo_src_dir: "/home/zuul/src/git.openstack.org"