diff --git a/setup/so-functions b/setup/so-functions
index b159f286f..cb7345abb 100755
--- a/setup/so-functions
+++ b/setup/so-functions
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ so_add_user() {
 
 	echo "Add $username user" >> "$setup_log" 2>&1
 	groupadd --gid "$gid" "$username"
-	useradd --uid "$uid" --gid "$gid" --home-dir "$home_dir" "$username"
+	useradd -m --uid "$uid" --gid "$gid" --home-dir "$home_dir" "$username"
 
 	# If a password has been passed in, set the password
 	if [ "$pass" ]; then