diff --git a/src/lighteval/main_accelerate.py b/src/lighteval/main_accelerate.py
index a0a01abe8..2dd78f445 100644
--- a/src/lighteval/main_accelerate.py
+++ b/src/lighteval/main_accelerate.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 TOKEN = os.getenv("HF_TOKEN")
-CACHE_DIR: str = os.getenv("HF_HOME", "/scratch")
+CACHE_DIR: str = os.getenv("HF_HOME")
 
 HELP_PANEL_NAME_1 = "Common Parameters"
 HELP_PANEL_NAME_2 = "Logging Parameters"