diff --git a/pkg/logstash.sysv b/pkg/logstash.sysv
index bb7555e1a..fddc14d5e 100755
--- a/pkg/logstash.sysv
+++ b/pkg/logstash.sysv
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ start() {
 
 
   JAVA_OPTS=${LS_JAVA_OPTS}
+  HOME=${LS_HOME}
   export PATH HOME JAVA_OPTS LS_HEAP_SIZE LS_JAVA_OPTS LS_USE_GC_LOGGING
 
   # set ulimit as (root, presumably) first, before we drop privileges