diff --git a/env/rhel7/x86_64/admin/stable/spack.yaml b/env/rhel7/x86_64/admin/stable/spack.yaml
index a40e24c..cddf31a 100644
--- a/env/rhel7/x86_64/admin/stable/spack.yaml
+++ b/env/rhel7/x86_64/admin/stable/spack.yaml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ spack:
   config:
     allow_sgid: false
     build_stage:
-      - $spack/user/$user/spack-stage
+      - $spack/../user/$user/spack-stage
     install_tree:
       root: $spack/opt/spack/stable
   include:
diff --git a/env/rhel7/x86_64/admin/testing/spack.yaml b/env/rhel7/x86_64/admin/testing/spack.yaml
index fc09333..2ee041e 100644
--- a/env/rhel7/x86_64/admin/testing/spack.yaml
+++ b/env/rhel7/x86_64/admin/testing/spack.yaml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ spack:
   config:
     allow_sgid: false
     build_stage:
-      - $spack/user/$user/spack-stage
+      - $spack/../user/$user/spack-stage
     install_tree:
       root: $spack/opt/spack/testing
   include:
diff --git a/env/rhel7/x86_64/admin/unstable/spack.yaml b/env/rhel7/x86_64/admin/unstable/spack.yaml
index c19ab9d..18fe838 100644
--- a/env/rhel7/x86_64/admin/unstable/spack.yaml
+++ b/env/rhel7/x86_64/admin/unstable/spack.yaml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ spack:
   config:
     allow_sgid: false
     build_stage:
-      - $spack/user/$user/spack-stage
+      - $spack/../user/$user/spack-stage
     install_tree:
       root: $spack/opt/spack/unstable
   include:
diff --git a/env/rhel7/x86_64/users/stable/spack.yaml b/env/rhel7/x86_64/users/stable/spack.yaml
index 572f855..d919748 100644
--- a/env/rhel7/x86_64/users/stable/spack.yaml
+++ b/env/rhel7/x86_64/users/stable/spack.yaml
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ spack:
   config:
     allow_sgid: false
     build_stage:
-      - $spack/user/$user/spack-stage
+      - $spack/../user/$user/spack-stage
     install_tree:
-      root: $spack/user/$user/spack-install
+      root: $spack/../user/$user/spack-install
   mirrors:
     local_stable: file:///afs/psi.ch/software/spack/stable
   include:
diff --git a/env/rhel7/x86_64/users/unstable/spack.yaml b/env/rhel7/x86_64/users/unstable/spack.yaml
index ad6a306..30d958c 100644
--- a/env/rhel7/x86_64/users/unstable/spack.yaml
+++ b/env/rhel7/x86_64/users/unstable/spack.yaml
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ spack:
   config:
     allow_sgid: false
     build_stage:
-      - $spack/user/$user/spack-stage
+      - $spack/../user/$user/spack-stage
     install_tree:
-      root: $spack/user/$user/spack-install
+      root: $spack/../user/$user/spack-install
   mirrors:
     local_unstable: file:///afs/psi.ch/software/spack/unstable
   include:
diff --git a/env/sles15/x86_64/admin/stable/spack.yaml b/env/sles15/x86_64/admin/stable/spack.yaml
index a40e24c..cddf31a 100644
--- a/env/sles15/x86_64/admin/stable/spack.yaml
+++ b/env/sles15/x86_64/admin/stable/spack.yaml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ spack:
   config:
     allow_sgid: false
     build_stage:
-      - $spack/user/$user/spack-stage
+      - $spack/../user/$user/spack-stage
     install_tree:
       root: $spack/opt/spack/stable
   include:
diff --git a/env/sles15/x86_64/admin/testing/spack.yaml b/env/sles15/x86_64/admin/testing/spack.yaml
index 6904c8d..c613bbd 100644
--- a/env/sles15/x86_64/admin/testing/spack.yaml
+++ b/env/sles15/x86_64/admin/testing/spack.yaml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ spack:
   config:
     allow_sgid: false
     build_stage:
-      - $spack/user/$user/spack-stage
+      - $spack/../user/$user/spack-stage
     install_tree:
       root: $spack/opt/spack/testing
   include:
diff --git a/env/sles15/x86_64/admin/unstable/spack.yaml b/env/sles15/x86_64/admin/unstable/spack.yaml
index e3126a6..fde7568 100644
--- a/env/sles15/x86_64/admin/unstable/spack.yaml
+++ b/env/sles15/x86_64/admin/unstable/spack.yaml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ spack:
   config:
     allow_sgid: false
     build_stage:
-      - $spack/user/$user/spack-stage
+      - $spack/../user/$user/spack-stage
     install_tree:
       root: $spack/opt/spack/unstable
   include:
diff --git a/env/sles15/x86_64/users/stable/spack.yaml b/env/sles15/x86_64/users/stable/spack.yaml
index 16e3fd0..5a698e0 100644
--- a/env/sles15/x86_64/users/stable/spack.yaml
+++ b/env/sles15/x86_64/users/stable/spack.yaml
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ spack:
   config:
     allow_sgid: false
     build_stage:
-      - $spack/user/$user/spack-stage
+      - $spack/../user/$user/spack-stage
     install_tree:
-      root: $spack/user/$user/spack-install
+      root: $spack/../user/$user/spack-install
   include:
     - $spack/spack-psi/env/$os/$target_family/sysconfigs/packages.yaml
     - $spack/spack-psi/env/$os/$target_family/sysconfigs/compilers.yaml
diff --git a/env/sles15/x86_64/users/unstable/spack.yaml b/env/sles15/x86_64/users/unstable/spack.yaml
index 302ffd9..eef531a 100644
--- a/env/sles15/x86_64/users/unstable/spack.yaml
+++ b/env/sles15/x86_64/users/unstable/spack.yaml
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ spack:
   config:
     allow_sgid: false
     build_stage:
-      - $spack/user/$user/spack-stage
+      - $spack/../user/$user/spack-stage
     install_tree:
-      root: $spack/user/$user/spack-install
+      root: $spack/../user/$user/spack-install
   include:
   - $spack/spack-psi/env/$os/$target_family/sysconfigs/packages.yaml
   - $spack/spack-psi/env/$os/$target_family/sysconfigs/compilers.yaml