--- build.xml
+++ build.xml
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@
     <property name="poi.test.locale" value="-Duser.language=en -Duser.country=US"/>
     <property name="POI.testdata.path" value="test-data"/>
     <property name="java.awt.headless" value="true"/>
+    <property name="user.home" value="."/>
     
     <!-- Main: -->
     <property name="main.resource1.dir" value="src/resources/main"/>
@@ -152,6 +153,7 @@
     <propertyset id="junit.properties">
         <propertyref name="POI.testdata.path"/>
         <propertyref name="java.awt.headless"/>
+        <propertyref name="user.home"/>
     </propertyset>
 
     <path id="main.classpath">