2 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/bin/porticron b/bin/porticron
index 844f6ce..dba785e 100755
--- a/bin/porticron
+++ b/bin/porticron
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ FQDN=$(hostname --fqdn)
 HOST=$(hostname -s)
 IP=$(dig +short ${FQDN} | tr '\n' ' ')
 : ${DATE:=$(date -R)}
-PORTDIR=$(portageq get_repo_path $(portageq envvar EROOT) gentoo)
+: ${PORTDIR:=$(portageq get_repo_path $(portageq envvar EROOT) gentoo)}
 
 # defaults, second half
 : ${RCPT:=root}
diff --git a/test.bats b/test.bats
index 240dddc..81a0e88 100755
--- a/test.bats
+++ b/test.bats
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ teardown() { _clear_state ; }
 PORTICRON() {
     DATE="$(cat test/data/date-r-output.txt)" \
     EMERGE=test/mocks/emerge \
+        PORTDIR=/usr/portage \
         GLSA_CHECK=/bin/true \
         SENDMAIL=${SENDMAIL:-/bin/true} \
         bin/porticron \