diff --git a/e2e/plugin/trust_test.go b/e2e/plugin/trust_test.go
index 8dc3cad87a..36a602de8e 100644
--- a/e2e/plugin/trust_test.go
+++ b/e2e/plugin/trust_test.go
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ func ensureBasicPluginBin() (string, error) {
 	}
 	installPath := filepath.Join(os.Getenv("GOPATH"), "bin", name)
 	cmd := exec.Command(goBin, "build", "-o", installPath, "./basic")
-	cmd.Env = append(cmd.Env, "CGO_ENABLED=0")
+	cmd.Env = append(os.Environ(), "CGO_ENABLED=0")
 	if out, err := cmd.CombinedOutput(); err != nil {
 		return "", errors.Wrapf(err, "error building basic plugin bin: %s", string(out))
 	}
diff --git a/scripts/test/e2e/run b/scripts/test/e2e/run
index 7a401db9ce..173397a703 100755
--- a/scripts/test/e2e/run
+++ b/scripts/test/e2e/run
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ function runtests {
         TEST_SKIP_PLUGIN_TESTS="${SKIP_PLUGIN_TESTS-}" \
         GOPATH="$GOPATH" \
         PATH="$PWD/build/:/usr/bin" \
+        HOME="$HOME" \
         "$(which go)" test -v ./e2e/... ${TESTFLAGS-}
 }