diff --git a/.github/workflows/bats-test.yml b/.github/workflows/bats-test.yml
index 49e26b6e6b..222399ff7e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/bats-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/bats-test.yml
@@ -15,25 +15,19 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout code
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-      - name: Install jq
-        run: |
-          sudo apt-get update
-          sudo apt-get install -y jq
-
       - name: Prepare matrix for test files
         id: set-matrix
         run: |
           BATS_FILES=$(find docker-compose/setup-script/tests -name '*.bats')
-          MATRIX_JSON=$(echo $BATS_FILES | jq -Rsc 'split("\n") | map(select(. != ""))')
-          echo "matrix=$MATRIX_JSON" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-
+          MATRIX_JSON=$(echo $BATS_FILES | tr -d '\n' | jq -Rsc 'split(" ")' | tr '"' "'")
+          echo "matrix=$MATRIX_JSON" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
   test:
     needs: prepare
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        test: ${{fromJson(env.matrix)}}
+        test: ${{fromJson(needs.prepare.outputs.matrix)}}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
diff --git a/docker-compose/setup-script/noco.sh b/docker-compose/setup-script/noco.sh
index 2c5c809d10..8f4855d6f3 100755
--- a/docker-compose/setup-script/noco.sh
+++ b/docker-compose/setup-script/noco.sh
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ ORANGE='\033[0;33m'
 BOLD='\033[1m'
 NC='\033[0m'
 
-NOCO_HOME="${HOME}/.nocodb"
+NOCO_HOME="./nocodb"
 
 # *****************    GLOBAL VARIABLES END  ***********************************
 # ******************************************************************************
diff --git a/docker-compose/setup-script/tests/configure/monitor.bats b/docker-compose/setup-script/tests/configure/monitor.bats
index ae20a2d85f..b2e5ee739e 100755
--- a/docker-compose/setup-script/tests/configure/monitor.bats
+++ b/docker-compose/setup-script/tests/configure/monitor.bats
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bats
 
-NOCO_HOME="${HOME}/.nocodb"
+NOCO_HOME="./nocodb"
 export NOCO_HOME
 
 
diff --git a/docker-compose/setup-script/tests/configure/restart.bats b/docker-compose/setup-script/tests/configure/restart.bats
index 2f92868882..8e3082c67e 100755
--- a/docker-compose/setup-script/tests/configure/restart.bats
+++ b/docker-compose/setup-script/tests/configure/restart.bats
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bats
 
-NOCO_HOME="${HOME}/.nocodb"
+NOCO_HOME="./nocodb"
 export NOCO_HOME
 
 
diff --git a/docker-compose/setup-script/tests/configure/scale.bats b/docker-compose/setup-script/tests/configure/scale.bats
index b2bbadd45d..d3adb5e638 100755
--- a/docker-compose/setup-script/tests/configure/scale.bats
+++ b/docker-compose/setup-script/tests/configure/scale.bats
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bats
 
-NOCO_HOME="${HOME}/.nocodb"
+NOCO_HOME="./nocodb"
 export NOCO_HOME
 
 
diff --git a/docker-compose/setup-script/tests/configure/setup.sh b/docker-compose/setup-script/tests/configure/setup.sh
index 3eee2485b5..6c575428bd 100755
--- a/docker-compose/setup-script/tests/configure/setup.sh
+++ b/docker-compose/setup-script/tests/configure/setup.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
 if [ -z "$NOCO_HOME" ]; then
-    NOCO_HOME="${HOME}/.nocodb"
+    NOCO_HOME="./nocodb"
 fi
 
 if [ -d "$NOCO_HOME" ]; then
diff --git a/docker-compose/setup-script/tests/configure/start.bats b/docker-compose/setup-script/tests/configure/start.bats
index b438e516eb..0a1dce9414 100755
--- a/docker-compose/setup-script/tests/configure/start.bats
+++ b/docker-compose/setup-script/tests/configure/start.bats
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bats
 
-NOCO_HOME="${HOME}/.nocodb"
+NOCO_HOME="./nocodb"
 export NOCO_HOME
 
 
diff --git a/docker-compose/setup-script/tests/configure/stop.bats b/docker-compose/setup-script/tests/configure/stop.bats
index 47f202dfa4..9879a22090 100755
--- a/docker-compose/setup-script/tests/configure/stop.bats
+++ b/docker-compose/setup-script/tests/configure/stop.bats
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bats
 
-NOCO_HOME="${HOME}/.nocodb"
+NOCO_HOME="./nocodb"
 export NOCO_HOME
 
 
diff --git a/docker-compose/setup-script/tests/configure/upgrade.bats b/docker-compose/setup-script/tests/configure/upgrade.bats
index b0e9f6275a..4092a9c148 100755
--- a/docker-compose/setup-script/tests/configure/upgrade.bats
+++ b/docker-compose/setup-script/tests/configure/upgrade.bats
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bats
 
-NOCO_HOME="${HOME}/.nocodb"
+NOCO_HOME="./nocodb"
 export NOCO_HOME
 
 
diff --git a/docker-compose/setup-script/tests/install/default.bats b/docker-compose/setup-script/tests/install/default.bats
index ef6e758d23..a50b6d1825 100755
--- a/docker-compose/setup-script/tests/install/default.bats
+++ b/docker-compose/setup-script/tests/install/default.bats
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bats
 
-NOCO_HOME="${HOME}/.nocodb"
+NOCO_HOME="./nocodb"
 export NOCO_HOME
 
 
diff --git a/docker-compose/setup-script/tests/install/ip.bats b/docker-compose/setup-script/tests/install/ip.bats
index e3fbc1b547..b99d72f802 100755
--- a/docker-compose/setup-script/tests/install/ip.bats
+++ b/docker-compose/setup-script/tests/install/ip.bats
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bats
 
-NOCO_HOME="${HOME}/.nocodb"
+NOCO_HOME="./nocodb"
 export NOCO_HOME
 
 
diff --git a/docker-compose/setup-script/tests/install/redis.bats b/docker-compose/setup-script/tests/install/redis.bats
index fba5db9add..f604df64db 100755
--- a/docker-compose/setup-script/tests/install/redis.bats
+++ b/docker-compose/setup-script/tests/install/redis.bats
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bats
 
-NOCO_HOME="${HOME}/.nocodb"
+NOCO_HOME="./nocodb"
 export NOCO_HOME
 
 
diff --git a/docker-compose/setup-script/tests/install/scale.bats b/docker-compose/setup-script/tests/install/scale.bats
index 73d3e325e5..b98b7b7ed8 100755
--- a/docker-compose/setup-script/tests/install/scale.bats
+++ b/docker-compose/setup-script/tests/install/scale.bats
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bats
 
-NOCO_HOME="${HOME}/.nocodb"
+NOCO_HOME="./nocodb"
 export NOCO_HOME
 
 
diff --git a/docker-compose/setup-script/tests/install/setup.sh b/docker-compose/setup-script/tests/install/setup.sh
index 2397e20809..56165d5034 100755
--- a/docker-compose/setup-script/tests/install/setup.sh
+++ b/docker-compose/setup-script/tests/install/setup.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
 if [ -z "$NOCO_HOME" ]; then
-    NOCO_HOME="${HOME}/.nocodb"
+    NOCO_HOME="./nocodb"
 fi
 
 if [ -d "$NOCO_HOME" ]; then
diff --git a/docker-compose/setup-script/tests/install/watchtower.bats b/docker-compose/setup-script/tests/install/watchtower.bats
index 32c988809c..67f5dfddd6 100755
--- a/docker-compose/setup-script/tests/install/watchtower.bats
+++ b/docker-compose/setup-script/tests/install/watchtower.bats
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bats
 
-NOCO_HOME="${HOME}/.nocodb"
+NOCO_HOME="./nocodb"
 export NOCO_HOME
 
 setup() {