diff --git a/src/freedombone-app-scuttlebot b/src/freedombone-app-scuttlebot
index 89ee2a5f..f1c74214 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-app-scuttlebot
+++ b/src/freedombone-app-scuttlebot
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ function install_scuttlebot {
     fi
 
     # an unprivileged user to run as
-    useradd -d /etc/scuttlebot/ -s /bin/false scuttlebot
+    useradd -d /etc/scuttlebot/ scuttlebot
 
     # daemon
     echo '[Unit]' > /etc/systemd/system/scuttlebot.service