4389: Merge branch 'master' into 4389-breadcrumbs-infinite-loop

[arvados.git] / sdk / python / arvados / config.py

diff --git a/sdk/python/arvados/config.py b/sdk/python/arvados/config.py
index c3b9b4073dd6b84fd3162d08da6bd0708f75b8ca..a0c3cc64ae1306b16ff65feb5ca9b1b210f47c7d 100644 (file)
--- a/sdk/python/arvados/config.py
+++ b/sdk/python/arvados/config.py
@@ -7,7 +7,10 @@ import os
 import re
 
 _settings = None
-default_config_file = os.environ['HOME'] + '/.config/arvados/settings.conf'
+if os.environ.get('HOME') is not None:
+    default_config_file = os.environ['HOME'] + '/.config/arvados/settings.conf'
+else:
+    default_config_file = ''
 
 EMPTY_BLOCK_LOCATOR = 'd41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e+0'