diff --git a/modules/home-environment.nix b/modules/home-environment.nix
index 361db30e8..48d08580f 100644
--- a/modules/home-environment.nix
+++ b/modules/home-environment.nix
@@ -711,8 +711,10 @@ in
 
           ${builtins.readFile ./lib-bash/activation-init.sh}
 
-          checkUsername ${escapeShellArg config.home.username}
-          checkHomeDirectory ${escapeShellArg config.home.homeDirectory}
+          if [[ ! -v SKIP_SANITY_CHECKS ]]; then
+            checkUsername ${escapeShellArg config.home.username}
+            checkHomeDirectory ${escapeShellArg config.home.homeDirectory}
+          fi
 
           ${activationCmds}
         '';