diff --git a/docs/upgrading/0.17.rst b/docs/upgrading/0.17.rst
index 416be61a2f420263c38f2abab8976f89767ba041..5111a99fdc31abc3d0479a899f6829bbee933715 100644
--- a/docs/upgrading/0.17.rst
+++ b/docs/upgrading/0.17.rst
@@ -196,8 +196,8 @@ On docker-setups::
 On non docker-setups::
 
     # if you missed this one from a previous upgrade
-    sudo -u funkwhale -E /srv/funkwhale/virtualenv/bin/python api/manage.py script create_actors --no-input
-    sudo -u funkwhale -E /srv/funkwhale/virtualenv/bin/python api/manage.py script migrate_to_user_libraries --no-input
+    sudo -u funkwhale -H -E /srv/funkwhale/virtualenv/bin/python api/manage.py script create_actors --no-input
+    sudo -u funkwhale -H -E /srv/funkwhale/virtualenv/bin/python api/manage.py script migrate_to_user_libraries --no-input
 
 If the scripts ends without errors, you're instance should be updated and ready to use :)
 
diff --git a/docs/upgrading/index.rst b/docs/upgrading/index.rst
index 08422925802e5585a32aaa548aa9a87f635aa3d4..209c4ec25081c8a990460bd80a5f6606818b6981 100644
--- a/docs/upgrading/index.rst
+++ b/docs/upgrading/index.rst
@@ -105,16 +105,16 @@ match what is described in :doc:`/installation/debian`:
 
     # update os dependencies
     sudo api/install_os_dependencies.sh install
-    sudo -u funkwhale -E /srv/funkwhale/virtualenv/bin/pip install -r api/requirements.txt
+    sudo -u funkwhale -H -E /srv/funkwhale/virtualenv/bin/pip install -r api/requirements.txt
 
     # collect static files
-    sudo -u funkwhale -E /srv/funkwhale/virtualenv/bin/python api/manage.py collectstatic --no-input
+    sudo -u funkwhale -H -E /srv/funkwhale/virtualenv/bin/python api/manage.py collectstatic --no-input
 
     # stop the services
     sudo systemctl stop funkwhale.target
 
     # apply database migrations
-    sudo -u funkwhale -E /srv/funkwhale/virtualenv/bin/python api/manage.py migrate
+    sudo -u funkwhale -H -E /srv/funkwhale/virtualenv/bin/python api/manage.py migrate
 
     # restart the services
     sudo systemctl start funkwhale.target