diff --git a/test/functional/feature_config_args.py b/test/functional/feature_config_args.py
--- a/test/functional/feature_config_args.py
+++ b/test/functional/feature_config_args.py
@@ -35,17 +35,19 @@
         conf_file = os.path.join(default_data_dir, "bitcoin.conf")
         with open(conf_file, 'a', encoding='utf8') as f:
             f.write("datadir=" + new_data_dir + "\n")
-        self.assert_start_raises_init_error(
-            0, ['-conf='+conf_file],
-            'Error reading configuration file: specified data directory "' + new_data_dir + '" does not exist.')
+        # Temporarily disabled, because this test would access the user's home dir (~/.bitcoin)
+        # self.assert_start_raises_init_error(
+        #    0, ['-conf='+conf_file],
+        #    'Error reading configuration file: specified data directory "' + new_data_dir + '" does not exist.')
 
         # Create the directory and ensure the config file now works
         os.mkdir(new_data_dir)
-        self.start_node(0, ['-conf='+conf_file, '-wallet=w1'])
-        time.sleep(5)
-        self.stop_node(0)
-        assert os.path.isfile(os.path.join(
-            new_data_dir, 'regtest', 'wallets', 'w1'))
+        # Temporarily disabled, because this test would access the user's home dir (~/.bitcoin)
+        #self.start_node(0, ['-conf='+conf_file, '-wallet=w1'])
+        # time.sleep(5)
+        # self.stop_node(0)
+        # assert os.path.isfile(os.path.join(
+        #    new_data_dir, 'regtest', 'wallets', 'w1'))
 
         # Ensure command line argument overrides datadir in conf
         os.mkdir(new_data_dir_2)