diff --git a/pkg/provider/handlers/deploy.go b/pkg/provider/handlers/deploy.go
index fec5f24..8055a0d 100644
--- a/pkg/provider/handlers/deploy.go
+++ b/pkg/provider/handlers/deploy.go
@@ -248,6 +248,10 @@ func prepareEnv(envProcess string, reqEnvVars map[string]string) []string {
 
 func getMounts() []specs.Mount {
 	wd, _ := os.LookupEnv("hosts_dir")
+	if len(wd) == 0 {
+		wd = "/var/lib/faasd-provider"
+	}
+
 	mounts := []specs.Mount{}
 	mounts = append(mounts, specs.Mount{
 		Destination: "/etc/resolv.conf",