diff --git a/nixos/tests/jenkins.nix b/nixos/tests/jenkins.nix
index e54ef84d127d..11ed68e7f7f5 100644
--- a/nixos/tests/jenkins.nix
+++ b/nixos/tests/jenkins.nix
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@
       configWithoutJobs = "${nodes.master.system.build.toplevel}/specialisation/noJenkinsJobs";
       jenkinsPort = nodes.master.services.jenkins.port;
       jenkinsUrl = "http://localhost:${toString jenkinsPort}";
+      jenkinsHome = nodes.master.services.jenkins.home;
     in
     ''
       start_all()
@@ -112,12 +113,12 @@
 
       with subtest("jobs are declarative"):
           # Check that jobs are created on disk.
-          master.wait_until_succeeds("test -f /var/lib/jenkins/jobs/job-1/config.xml")
-          master.wait_until_succeeds("test -f /var/lib/jenkins/jobs/folder-1/config.xml")
-          master.wait_until_succeeds("test -f /var/lib/jenkins/jobs/folder-1/jobs/job-2/config.xml")
+          master.wait_until_succeeds("test -f ${jenkinsHome}/jobs/job-1/config.xml")
+          master.wait_until_succeeds("test -f ${jenkinsHome}/jobs/folder-1/config.xml")
+          master.wait_until_succeeds("test -f ${jenkinsHome}/jobs/folder-1/jobs/job-2/config.xml")
 
           # Verify that jenkins also sees the jobs.
-          out = master.succeed("${pkgs.jenkins}/bin/jenkins-cli -s ${jenkinsUrl} -auth admin:$(cat /var/lib/jenkins/secrets/initialAdminPassword) list-jobs")
+          out = master.succeed("${pkgs.jenkins}/bin/jenkins-cli -s ${jenkinsUrl} -auth admin:$(cat ${jenkinsHome}/secrets/initialAdminPassword) list-jobs")
           jobs = [x.strip() for x in out.splitlines()]
           # Seeing jobs inside folders requires the Folders plugin
           # (https://plugins.jenkins.io/cloudbees-folder/), which we don't have
@@ -129,12 +130,12 @@
           )
 
           # Check that jobs are removed from disk.
-          master.wait_until_fails("test -f /var/lib/jenkins/jobs/job-1/config.xml")
-          master.wait_until_fails("test -f /var/lib/jenkins/jobs/folder-1/config.xml")
-          master.wait_until_fails("test -f /var/lib/jenkins/jobs/folder-1/jobs/job-2/config.xml")
+          master.wait_until_fails("test -f ${jenkinsHome}/jobs/job-1/config.xml")
+          master.wait_until_fails("test -f ${jenkinsHome}/jobs/folder-1/config.xml")
+          master.wait_until_fails("test -f ${jenkinsHome}/jobs/folder-1/jobs/job-2/config.xml")
 
           # Verify that jenkins also sees the jobs as removed.
-          out = master.succeed("${pkgs.jenkins}/bin/jenkins-cli -s ${jenkinsUrl} -auth admin:$(cat /var/lib/jenkins/secrets/initialAdminPassword) list-jobs")
+          out = master.succeed("${pkgs.jenkins}/bin/jenkins-cli -s ${jenkinsUrl} -auth admin:$(cat ${jenkinsHome}/secrets/initialAdminPassword) list-jobs")
           jobs = [x.strip() for x in out.splitlines()]
           assert jobs == [], f"jobs != []: {jobs}"
     '';