diff --git a/ci_setup_test.sh b/ci_setup_test.sh
index 99bba45d..870d1bc7 100755
--- a/ci_setup_test.sh
+++ b/ci_setup_test.sh
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ fi
   sudo cp test/dosemu_tap_interface.sh /bin/.
   sudo chown root.root /bin/dosemu_tap_interface.sh
   sudo chmod 755 /bin/dosemu_tap_interface.sh
+  sudo useradd --system dosemu2 --shell /sbin/nologin --home-dir /nonexistent
 
   # Install the extra packages needed to run the test suite
   sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:dosemu2/ppa