diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 979cf1de22e1073639d0f33e4e5f62cb053d1b71..f3771097d21683afba0d37f72bfe0ae37753f024 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ stages:
     - docker
   image: quay.io/condaforge/linux-anvil-cos7-x86_64
   before_script:
-    - rm -f /root/.condarc
-    - rm -rf /root/.conda
+    - rm -f ~/.condarc
+    - rm -rf ~/.conda
     - python3 ./bob/devtools/bootstrap.py -vv build
     - source ${CONDA_ROOT}/etc/profile.d/conda.sh
     - conda activate base
@@ -104,8 +104,8 @@ build_macos_intel_bob_devtools:
 .deploy_template:
   stage: deploy
   before_script:
-    - rm -f /root/.condarc
-    - rm -rf /root/.conda
+    - rm -f ~/.condarc
+    - rm -rf ~/.conda
   script:
     - python3 ./bob/devtools/bootstrap.py -vv local base
     - source ${CONDA_ROOT}/etc/profile.d/conda.sh
@@ -151,8 +151,8 @@ pypi:
   except:
     - branches
   before_script:
-    - rm -f /root/.condarc
-    - rm -rf /root/.conda
+    - rm -f ~/.condarc
+    - rm -rf ~/.conda
   script:
     - python3 ./bob/devtools/bootstrap.py -vv local base
     - source ${CONDA_ROOT}/etc/profile.d/conda.sh
diff --git a/bob/devtools/data/gitlab-ci/base-build.yaml b/bob/devtools/data/gitlab-ci/base-build.yaml
index e7d11e97b84705559d5c33fd9d75fb2911010ae5..d40997b7c2fa1479626fa0e68dda9eee864d66b6 100644
--- a/bob/devtools/data/gitlab-ci/base-build.yaml
+++ b/bob/devtools/data/gitlab-ci/base-build.yaml
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ build_linux:
   tags:
     - docker
   before_script:
-    - rm -f /root/.condarc
-    - rm -rf /root/.conda
+    - rm -f ~/.condarc
+    - rm -rf ~/.conda
   image: quay.io/condaforge/linux-anvil-comp7
   cache:
     key: "linux-cache"
diff --git a/bob/devtools/data/gitlab-ci/docs.yaml b/bob/devtools/data/gitlab-ci/docs.yaml
index e73f17213a1f616b6bb6d1accb2ff2dffe5d324a..935782357a40e73e32a8939bbf590091034b2186 100644
--- a/bob/devtools/data/gitlab-ci/docs.yaml
+++ b/bob/devtools/data/gitlab-ci/docs.yaml
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ stages:
     - docker
   image: quay.io/condaforge/linux-anvil-comp7
   before_script:
-    - rm -f /root/.condarc
-    - rm -rf /root/.conda
+    - rm -f ~/.condarc
+    - rm -rf ~/.conda
     - curl --silent "${BOOTSTRAP}" --output "bootstrap.py"
     - python3 bootstrap.py -vv channel base
     - source ${CONDA_ROOT}/etc/profile.d/conda.sh
diff --git a/bob/devtools/data/gitlab-ci/nightlies.yaml b/bob/devtools/data/gitlab-ci/nightlies.yaml
index c446562b0562553beac4eaff944e3582b760819f..94df69e774e4305e8ddf6dd215e18eceabc5efa6 100644
--- a/bob/devtools/data/gitlab-ci/nightlies.yaml
+++ b/bob/devtools/data/gitlab-ci/nightlies.yaml
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ stages:
 # All stages are prepared the same, with a base set of commands
 .bootstrap:
   before_script:
-    - "[ -r /root/.condarc ] && rm -f /root/.condarc"
-    - "[ -d /root/.conda ] && rm -rf /root/.conda"
+    - "[ -r ~/.condarc ] && rm -f ~/.condarc"
+    - "[ -d ~/.conda ] && rm -rf ~/.conda"
     - curl --silent "${BOOTSTRAP}" --output "bootstrap.py"
     - python3 bootstrap.py -vv channel base
     - source ${CONDA_ROOT}/etc/profile.d/conda.sh
diff --git a/bob/devtools/data/gitlab-ci/noarch.yaml b/bob/devtools/data/gitlab-ci/noarch.yaml
index 60d4374f5b7e006bcc1f85123f9a0406cf4f72d0..e073cad95b0db71c8a134f4bc82e46c20726ee5e 100644
--- a/bob/devtools/data/gitlab-ci/noarch.yaml
+++ b/bob/devtools/data/gitlab-ci/noarch.yaml
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ stages:
 # All stages are prepared the same, with a base set of commands
 .bootstrap:
   before_script:
-    - "[ -r /root/.condarc ] && rm -f /root/.condarc"
-    - "[ -d /root/.conda ] && rm -rf /root/.conda"
+    - "[ -r ~/.condarc ] && rm -f ~/.condarc"
+    - "[ -d ~/.conda ] && rm -rf ~/.conda"
     - curl --silent "${BOOTSTRAP}" --output "bootstrap.py"
     - python3 bootstrap.py -vv channel bdt
     - source ${CONDA_ROOT}/etc/profile.d/conda.sh
diff --git a/bob/devtools/data/gitlab-ci/single-package.yaml b/bob/devtools/data/gitlab-ci/single-package.yaml
index a0b409c609aeb1889c4b280104b32fc368041763..578349fb368169e97505c7b499fe639fcc12dec3 100644
--- a/bob/devtools/data/gitlab-ci/single-package.yaml
+++ b/bob/devtools/data/gitlab-ci/single-package.yaml
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ stages:
 # All stages are prepared the same, with a base set of commands
 .bootstrap:
   before_script:
-    - "[ -r /root/.condarc ] && rm -f /root/.condarc"
-    - "[ -d /root/.conda ] && rm -rf /root/.conda"
+    - "[ -r ~/.condarc ] && rm -f ~/.condarc"
+    - "[ -d ~/.conda ] && rm -rf ~/.conda"
     - curl --silent "${BOOTSTRAP}" --output "bootstrap.py"
     - python3 bootstrap.py -vv channel bdt
     - source ${CONDA_ROOT}/etc/profile.d/conda.sh