diff --git a/.ci/Jenkinsfile b/.ci/Jenkinsfile
index fcf33a7f07032f7ee43e905a9bfcb0d72720e716..19641bfe4001bb3e6aade748bd8893d8d7b02af6 100755
--- a/.ci/Jenkinsfile
+++ b/.ci/Jenkinsfile
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ pipeline {
 			environment {
 				DOCKER_BASE_IMAGE = "debian:bullseye"
 				DEPENDENCY_PYTHON = "python@3.8.2"
+				YASHCHIKI_HOST_ENV_PATH = "${WORKSPACE}/host.env"
 				YASHCHIKI_META_DIR = "${WORKSPACE}/meta"
 				YASHCHIKI_RECIPE_PATH = "${WORKSPACE}/visionary_recipe.def"
 				YASHCHIKI_CACHES_ROOT = "${HOME}"
diff --git a/.ci/Jenkinsfile_asic b/.ci/Jenkinsfile_asic
index ce7aaabc6eadd6fb35c48857974c61305f2ace11..6d770cffa2c582f909cd2b1f99ab7d27da1c342e 100755
--- a/.ci/Jenkinsfile_asic
+++ b/.ci/Jenkinsfile_asic
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ pipeline {
 				DOCKER_BASE_IMAGE = "centos:7"
 				// versions from system packages
 				DEPENDENCY_PYTHON = "python@3.8.3"
+				YASHCHIKI_HOST_ENV_PATH = "${WORKSPACE}/host.env"
 				YASHCHIKI_META_DIR = "${WORKSPACE}/meta"
 				YASHCHIKI_RECIPE_PATH = "${WORKSPACE}/asic_recipe.def"
 				YASHCHIKI_CACHES_ROOT = "${HOME}"
diff --git a/.ci/commons.sh b/.ci/commons.sh
index faeb3480563a1958e7635d6bc029ce540f331ed3..24ed0dc4b226846cb6d7b51043500bca1d4a6077 100755
--- a/.ci/commons.sh
+++ b/.ci/commons.sh
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ SOURCE_DIR="$(dirname "$(readlink -m "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")")"
 HOST_ENV_FILE_INSIDE="/tmp/spack/host.env"
 if [ -n "${WORKSPACE:-}" ]; then
     # we are not in container
-    HOST_ENV_FILE="${WORKSPACE}/host.env"
+    HOST_ENV_FILE="${YASHCHIKI_HOST_ENV_PATH}"
 else
     HOST_ENV_FILE="${HOST_ENV_FILE_INSIDE}"
 fi