diff --git a/utils/test/src/main/kotlin/ProjectConfig.kt b/utils/test/src/main/kotlin/ProjectConfig.kt
index 4e2584d334bf6..c1594d9d0eb7e 100644
--- a/utils/test/src/main/kotlin/ProjectConfig.kt
+++ b/utils/test/src/main/kotlin/ProjectConfig.kt
@@ -23,12 +23,14 @@ import io.kotest.core.config.AbstractProjectConfig
 import io.kotest.core.spec.SpecExecutionOrder
 import io.kotest.extensions.junitxml.JunitXmlReporter
 
+import org.ossreviewtoolkit.utils.common.Os
 import org.ossreviewtoolkit.utils.ort.OrtProxySelector
 
 class ProjectConfig : AbstractProjectConfig() {
     override val specExecutionOrder = SpecExecutionOrder.Annotated
 
     init {
+        Os.fixupUserHomeProperty()
         OrtProxySelector.install()
     }