diff --git a/roles/mgrote_rsync/tasks/user.yml b/roles/mgrote_rsync/tasks/user.yml
index 20258f57..986cedaf 100644
--- a/roles/mgrote_rsync/tasks/user.yml
+++ b/roles/mgrote_rsync/tasks/user.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
   ansible.builtin.user:
     name: "{{ rsync_mirror_user }}"
     group: "{{ rsync_mirror_user_group }}"
-    create_home: false
+    create_home: true
 
 - name: Ensure user is added to sudoers
   become: true