diff --git a/so-setup-network.sh b/so-setup-network.sh
index edc010e7f..5aec10d0b 100644
--- a/so-setup-network.sh
+++ b/so-setup-network.sh
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ accept_salt_key_remote() {
 
 add_socore_user_master() {
   groupadd --gid 939 socore
-  $ADDUSER --uid 939 --gid 939 --home-dir /opt/so
+  $ADDUSER --uid 939 --gid 939 --home-dir /opt/so socore
 }
 
 add_socore_user_notmaster() {