diff --git a/init.d/kallithea-daemon-gentoo b/init.d/kallithea-daemon-gentoo
--- a/init.d/kallithea-daemon-gentoo
+++ b/init.d/kallithea-daemon-gentoo
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ depend() {
 
 start() {
     ebegin "Starting $APP_NAME"
-    start-stop-daemon -d $APP_PATH -e PYTHON_EGG_CACHE="/tmp" \
+    start-stop-daemon -d $APP_PATH \
         --start --quiet \
         --pidfile $PID_PATH \
         --user $RUN_AS \