diff --git a/ebean-test/src/test/java/io/ebean/config/DatabaseConfigTest.java b/ebean-test/src/test/java/io/ebean/config/DatabaseConfigTest.java
index 143e3b19e..0ffd4d242 100644
--- a/ebean-test/src/test/java/io/ebean/config/DatabaseConfigTest.java
+++ b/ebean-test/src/test/java/io/ebean/config/DatabaseConfigTest.java
@@ -30,13 +30,13 @@ public class DatabaseConfigTest {
     String home = System.getenv("HOME");
 
     Properties props = new Properties();
-    props.setProperty("ddl.initSql", "${HOME}/initSql");
+    props.setProperty("ddl.initSql", "${user.home}" + fileSeparator + "initSql");
 
     DatabaseConfig config = new DatabaseConfig();
     config.loadFromProperties(props);
 
     String ddlInitSql = config.getDdlInitSql();
-    assertThat(ddlInitSql).isEqualTo(home+"/initSql");
+    assertThat(ddlInitSql).isEqualTo(home + fileSeparator + "initSql");
   }
 
   @Test