diff --git a/static/index.js b/static/index.js
index 17fa3efc8..e1c26d11b 100644
--- a/static/index.js
+++ b/static/index.js
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
 
   function setupWindow (loadSettings) {
     var CompileCache = require('../src/compile-cache')
-    CompileCache.setAtomHomeDirectory(loadSettings.atomHome)
+    CompileCache.setAtomHomeDirectory(process.env.ATOM_HOME)
 
     var ModuleCache = require('../src/module-cache')
     ModuleCache.register(loadSettings)